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Lila Jane Silverstein
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Biography
The Washington Appellate Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending the Constitutional rights of individuals and ensuring that poor people have equal access to justice. We represent indigent appellants in the Washington Supreme Court, all three divisions of the Washington Court of Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit.
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
Appeals
100%
20 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Washington for 19 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Lila Jane Silverstein
1511 3rd Ave Ste 701, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647
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Experience
Honors
2015
President's Award, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2012
Certificate of Appreciation for Distinguished Service, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2011
President's Award, Washington Defender Association
Work Experience
2006 - Present
Attorney, Washington Appellate Project
Associations
2013 - Present
Washington Appellate Lawyers AssociationMember
2007 - Present
American Civil Liberties UnionLegal Committee
2007 - Present
King County Bar AssociationPast Chair, Appellate Practice Section
2006 - Present
Washington Defender AssociationMember
2012 - 2015
Washington Association of Criminal Defense LawyersCo-Chair, Amicus Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
In re K.M.T.
Reversed.
State v. Conover
Reversed
State v. E.J.J.
Reversed
State v. Henderson
new trial
State v. Button
Reversed
State v. K.L.B.
Reversed
State v. Berniard
Reversed
State v. Henderson
reversed
State v. Ralph
reversed
United States v. Phillips
reversed
In re the Personal Restraint of Wilson
Relief granted
State v. Snapp
reversed
State v. Peters
reversed
In re the Termination of S.J.
reversed
State v. Deer
reversed
State v. Vars
reversed
State v. Combs
reversed
State v. Madsen
Reversed.
In re the Dependency of C.S.
Reversed.
Department of Corrections v. Madsen
Affirmed.
In re the Personal Restraint of Spires
petition granted
In re the Interest of Silva
Reversed.
State v. Gossage
Reversed.
State v. Quismundo
Reversed.
State v. Smith
Reversed.
In re the Interest of S.G., 140 Wn. App. 461, 166 P.3d 802 (2007)
Reversed.
Education
2006
University of Washington School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor, with honors
1990
Yale University
BA - Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
Speaking Engagements
2017
Decoding the Law: The Death Penalty in Three Parts
The Death Penalty and Disproportionate Impacts
2016
Session VIII - Conversation with Judges
Appellate Practice
2016
Investigating and Defending Homicide and Death Penalty Cases
Race and the Death Penalty in Washington: An Update on State v. Gregory
2016
In-house CLE for Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel
Hot Issues Pending in the Appellate Courts
2016
40 years after Gregg v Georgia, a national conference on the Death Penalty
What about Washington? Blue state biases rival the reds'
2015
FBA Annual CLE
Recent Blockbuster Supreme Court Cases
2015
Current Issues in Evidence and Suppression
Pleading the Ninth: Article I, section 9 of the Washington Constitution is more protective than the Fifth Amendment
2015
Appeals in Washington: Judges and Lawyers in Conversation
Oral Argument
2014
Racial Disparity in the Application of the Death Penalty in Washington
Litigating racial issues today: statistics and strategies
2014
In-house
Prosecutorial Misconduct in Closing Argument
2014
Fourth Annual Conference on Public Defense
Race and Jury Selection - Implications of Saintcalle
2013
Appellate CLE
Upcoming Supreme Court Cases
2012
Emerging Issues in Evidence and Suppression
The Aftermath of Arizona v. Gant
2012
Appeals: Writing, Editing, Persuasion & Ethics
Ethics of Persuasion and Appellate Advocacy
2011
WACDL Search and Seizure CLE
Case Law Update
2011
KCBA Bench-Bar Conference
Plenary: Court of Appeals Forum
2010
Responding to the Challenges of Reentry
Legal Financial Obligations
2009
WDA Privacy CLE
Analyzing Arizona v. Gant under Washington State Law
2008
WDA Privacy CLE
The Renewed Requirement of Individualized Suspicion
2007
KCBA Appellate Practice Section
Appellate Public Defense in Washington