Jed R. Silverman - Houston, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1999
    Honors: Praemium Excellentia Award, Scholastic Excellence, Federal Criminal Procedure
    Honors: Numerous Mock Trial Awards

• Non Legal Education

  • Texas A&M University, Galveston, Texas, 1995
    B.S.M.T.
    Honors: Platoon Leader Corps of Cadets
    Major: Marine Transportation

Current Employment Position(s)

• Owner

Past Positions

• Law Office of Norm Silverman, 1998 - 1999
• Cogdell & Durham, 1997 - 1998
• Colin County Special Prosecutor, Special Prosecutor, 2024

Classes and Seminars

• Top Gun DWI Seminal, Opening Statement, Lecture, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2008
  
• Trying criminal cases, Lecture, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2006
  
• Criminal Practice, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2007
  
• Voir Dire, Lecture, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2011
  
• Voir Dire, Lecture, Harris County Public Defender's Office, 2012
  
• Cross examining arresting officer, Texas State Bar, 2024 - Present

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1999
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2000
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2010
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2013
• Missouri, 2015

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

• National College for DUI Defense
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Galveston County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas, 2020 - 2022 (Grievance Committee)
• State Bar of Texas, 2021 - 2022 (District 4 Grievance Committee Chair)
• State Bar of Texas, 2021 - 2022 (District 4 Panel 5 Chair)
• City of Houston Forensic Science Center (Commissioner)