Adria Lynn Silva | CV Resume
ADRIA LYNN SILVA
Attorney
Sass Law Firm
601 West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33603
813.251.5599
ADMISSIONS
- The Florida Bar, 1998
- United States Supreme Court, 2003
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal, 1999
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal, 2022
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1998
- United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2009
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1998
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2020
- Florida Supreme Court, 1998
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Board Member – Michael R.N. McDonnell (f/k/a Thomas S. Biggs) American Inn of Court, 2007-present
- Board Member Appointment – Florida Legal Services, Inc., 2014-2016
- President – Michael R.N. McDonnell (f/k/a Thomas S. Biggs) American Inn of Court, 2012-2013
- Member – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- Chair – EEOC Liaison Committee, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2013
- Board Member – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2006-2013
- President – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2009-2010
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctor – University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1997
- Bachelor of Arts – University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1993
CAREER EXPERIENCE
- Attorney – Sass Law Firm, practicing labor and employment law, advocating for employee rights, and representing individuals and students in disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, 2022-present
- Attorney – Morgan & Morgan, representing employees and students in employment discrimination and retaliation disputes, 2020-2022
- Owner – The Law Office of Adria Lynn Silva, LLC, representing employees and students in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VII and Title IX, as well as representing individuals in housing discrimination claims, 2001-2020
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Florida Bar Diversity Grant Recipient, Michael R.N. McDonnell (f/k/a Thomas S. Biggs) American Inn of Court, 2013 (as President of Inn)
- IOTA Summer Public Interest Fellow, University of Miami School of Law
- Deans Certificate of Achievement ADR; International Law – University of Miami School of Law
- Christermon Foundation Scholarship Recipient, University of California at Berkeley
- LULAC Scholarship Recipient, University of California at Berkeley
PUBLICATIONS
- Chapter Author of Title IX: Discrimination in Education and Ch. 9(v) The Fair Housing Act, The Pregnancy Discrimination Act: A Guide for the Plaintiffs Employment Lawyer (P. Daniel Williams, BNA Books), 2011
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Collegiate Athletes as Employees: A Response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Cummings, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, Washington, D.C., November 2022
- Damages Under Spending Clause Legislation Post Cummings, Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, St. Augustine, Florida, August 2022
- Leave Under Title IX and the Affordable Care Act, National Employment Lawyers Association, San Francisco, California, July 2022
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