Ms. Silva is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Miami School of Law. Ms. Silva began her legal career with Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. in Immokalee, Florida, representing migrant farm workers in employment discrimination cases and cases brought under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Ms. Silva has been in private practice since 2001 representing employees in Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases and in employment discrimination cases, including discrimination and harassment based on: age; disability; family status; gender/ sex; marital status; national origin; pregnancy; race; religion; and sexual orientation.

Ms. Silva also represents homeowners and tenants under the Fair Housing Act (FHA); customers and patrons in cases of discrimination in places of public accommodation; and students and employees in Title IX gender discrimination and retaliation cases.

Ms. Silva is licensed to practice in United States Supreme Court; the State of Florida; the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida; the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida; and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Silva has been on the executive board of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association (FL NELA) for five years and is currently serving as President.