Lexvid Certified CLE Speaker

Bar States / Jurisdictions

New York

Practice Areas

criminal mitigation

What Attorneys Are Saying About Mark's Courses

Very comprehensive.

Hugh O

This is an excellent presentation of the area of domestic violence.

Kevin C

Well organized.

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Mark Silver Bio

MARK S. SILVER is a lawyer and New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with a doctorate in psychology and a post-graduate certificate in family therapy. He is the author of several publications. Since 2002, Mark has worked as a consultant for law firms throughout the United States conducting psychosocial evaluations and writing formal reports in forensic and mitigation immigration and criminal cases. He has worked with thousands of clients from over forty countries on various individual, family, and mental health issues related to criminal conduct and deportation. He has also provided expert testimony in many of these cases in Immigration Court and lectures to lawyers throughout the United States on a wide range of forensic issues with case samples. He can be reached at MarkSilver1@cs.com or 917-608-1346.

Education

Columbia University School of Law

CLE Courses by Mark Silver

Complex Trauma in Criminal Mitigation Defense

This program will provide an in-depth look at complex trauma commonly suffered by criminal defendants.

Domestic Violence: Forensics and Mitigation in Criminal Defense

This program will cover domestic abuse and its consequences which can affect a criminal case or sentence mitigation hearings.

White Collar Criminal Mitigation: Sentencing in the Post-Booker Age

This course provides an analysis of criminal mitigation strategies for white-collar and middle-class clients.

Criminal Mitigation: Rethinking Presentencing Strategies

This course provides an overview of criminal mitigation to criminal defense lawyers, and reviews various humanizing processes that a criminal law attorney can utilize to better advocate for his or her client. Both experienced and novice lawyers will gain important insight into various criteria to consider at the pre-sentence or pre-plea stage of representation.

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