Howard A. Silverman

Howard A. Silverman is a Partner in the Firm and has been practicing exclusively in the field of immigration and nationality law since 1984. His practice focuses primarily on asylum and deportation cases, as well as family immigration and citizenship issues. Mr. Silverman has served on the American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA's) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Liaison Committee, the Interagency Committee, and the Board of Directors of the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF), and has also served as the Co-Chair of the AILA New England Chapter ICE Liaison Committee, Liaison to the Office of Chief Counsel in Boston, and Co-Chair of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Liaison Committee. Furthermore, he has served as the Chair of the New England Chapter of AILA and Chair of the Boston Chapter of the National Immigration Project.

Mr. Silverman has been a speaker at immigration law programs and workshops nationally and in the Boston area, and has been presented with the PAIR Project Mentor of the Year Award three times for his volunteer work supervising pro bono attorneys representing political asylum applicants. Mr. Silverman is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has also been granted the AV rating, the highest rating available by Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, he has been named by Super Lawyers Magazine as a New England Super Lawyer in the field of immigration law. He is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts.

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  • April 26, 2013: Ross Silverman LLP is moving to 50 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109. We will be closed on April 26 with no email or phone service.
  • May 10, 2013: Heidi Snyder is co-chairing the 12th Annual MCLE Immigration Law Conference, and will be speaking on a panel entitled, "Law Office Management - Contingency Planning for Solo or Small Immigration Firms and Other Practice Management Tips." Howard Silverman will be speaking about ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations, and Sara Fleming will be presenting about, "J-1 Waivers for Physicians - Tips for the Uninitiated."
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