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Salvador Silva Jr

3.9
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 24 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Irvine, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

19800 W MacArthur Blvd #300, Irvine, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 24 years

State: California

Acquired: 2001

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Law Ofc Salvador Silva

19800 W MacArthur Blvd #300, Irvine, CA, 92612

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3.9 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

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Posted by Tanaiche Parker | March 07, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

The worse lawyer ever hired

My husband hired Salvador silva jr in 2018 for a murder case in which he said he can get him a 7 year deal for manslaughter. He charged him 20,000 for the case but my husband was only able to come up with 8 to 10 thousand. Sal said if it goes to trail he will need at least 20,000 to defend him or he ...would lose in trail because he couldn't build a proper defense . We'll he didn't lie because when my husband didnt pay he lost in trail and has currently filed a complaint with the state bar for professional conduct violation on Salvador silva jr and is appealing his case in court for ineffective assistants of council. My husband said he wouldn't recommend Sal to nobody even if he agreed to do your case for free . He is so unprofessional,arrogant and doesn't care about doing his job properly and shouldn't be allowed to practice law in the state of California.

Posted by anonymous | May 02, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

I do not recommend

Never shows up to court, lied and said my husband would do no time in jail and ended up getting 3 years. The plea never changed. We were better off with a public defender. Never showed us any discoveries and when asked for the plea agreement and court recording he said give me another $500 and I will... drive to the court and give it to you. Riverside public defenders help out more then paying an attorney out of the area. Not worth the money when you can't fight for the person who is paying you.

Posted by anonymous | May 20, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Money Well Spent

Sal went above and beyond helping me get out of an unfortunate situation that I got caught up in. I was innocent but everything looked as if I wasn't. Sal was very thorough and understood my situation and new the intricacies of how he could help me out the best way possible. This saved my career as w...ell as my record. I would have paid ten fold for the service that I received- worth every penny and more.

Posted by CHINO MOM | July 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

UNCERTAIN TIMES HE WAS PRESENT.

MY FAMILY AND I HIRED MR.SILVA FOR MY 22 YR OLD SON WHO WAS FACING 5 YEARS FOR A PROBATION RECOMANDATION HEARING .BEING INTIALLY REPRESENTED BY THE COURT WHO WAS PRESSURING MY SON TO TAKE A 5 YEAR SENTENCE TO STATE PRISON .THE COURT GAVE MY SON A MONTH TO DISCUSS WITH FAMILY FIRST BEFORE SIGNING WE W...ERE DEVESTATED .MY SON NEVER MISSED A SCHEDULED CHECK IN ,NEVER TESTED DIRTY ,NEVER WAS FOUND WITH ANY CONTRABAND AT HOME INSPECTIONS .BUT THE DA WOULDNT BUDGE .IT WAS VERY HARSH .SO WE HIRED MR.SILVA WHO TOOK THE REIGNS IF U WILL INFORMED UR HONOR THAT HE WOULD BE REPRESENTING MY SON ON ALL MATTERS .HE TRYED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DA WHO WANTED MY SON TO TAKE THE 5 NO DEALS WERE OFFERED SO SAL ASKED FOR TRANSFER TO HIGHER DIVISION WHICH SEEMED ALITTLE UNEASY BUT IT WAS BRILLIANT. WE WERE NO LONG UP AGAINST A BRICK WALL (DA) .THIS ON THE ONSET OF THE WHOLE PANDEMIC THIS WAS AN ON GOING PROCESS 10 MONTHS LATER WITH 500 DAYS CREDITED SAL WAS PHYSICALY PRESENT regardless OF HIS OWN safety HE WAS THERE IN COURT BY MY SON SIDE REPRESNTING HIM ALSO WAS VERY INFORMATIVE DAY BY DAY WITH CHANGES IN COURT PROCEDINGS HE WAS AWSOME .NOT ONLY WILL I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM BUT HE WILL BE GETTING A CHRISTMAS CARD TOO PERSONAL COMMETED DEFENSE LAWYER.

Posted by Daniel | March 30, 2015 | Criminal Defense

SAL WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

I had Two counts of Attempted murder and two counts of Criminal threats. The D.A. was not offering any deals and my current attorney wanted to waive time for a year. Salvador Silva stepped in and was able to negotiate a deal prior to the preliminary hearing. The two counts of attempted murder where d...ropped as well as one count of the criminal threats. I was satisfied with Mr. Silvas aggressiveness and passion for the Law. If you want an attorney thats going to fight for you Salvador Silva is your man. I was sentenced to 2years with half time.

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Chapman University School of Law

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University of California - Irvine

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