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Mark S. Silver, MA, MSW, LCSW, PsyD, JD

Mark S. Silver, is a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker and lawyer with a doctorate in psychology, masters in political science, and post-graduate certificate in family therapy. He is the author of several publications, including “Handbook of Mitigation in Criminal and Immigration Forensics: Humanizing the Client Towards a Better Legal Outcome” Seventh Edition (2021) and “Psychosocial Evaluations and Consultation in Civil Litigation: Strategies to Understand and Humanize the Client” (2021). 

Mr. Silver has lectured to thousands of lawyers throughout the United States on a wide range of forensic issues with case samples. Since 2002, Mark has worked as a consultant for law firms throughout the United States conducting psychosocial evaluations and writing formal forensic and mitigation reports in criminal, immigration, and personal injury cases. He has worked with thousands of clients from over 50 countries on various individual, family, and mental health issues. He has been qualified to provide expert testimony for numerous cases in Federal Immigration Court.

Programs by Mark S. Silver, MA, MSW, LCSW, PsyD, JD.

Expert testimony is widely used as supporting evidence in immigration cases, including in immigration court as a means to better advocate and explain various issues and nuances in the client's case. The forensic expert who has undertaken a psychosoci...

Program Number
33172
Program Date
2023-09-06
Category
Federal CourtsFlorida EligibleHealth Care LawImmigration and Naturalization LawTrial Skills
State
CaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

Asylum applications based on sexual orientation have risen in the United States and Canada in past decades. Mark Silver addresses the challenges of clinical forensic evaluations in asylum petition based on sexual orientation and offers his insight as...

Program Number
33171
Program Date
2023-08-23
Category
Federal CourtsFlorida EligibleHealth Care LawImmigration and Naturalization Law
State
CaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

There are specific criteria and considerations in psychosocial evaluations for spousal abuse cases, specifically when handling immigration petitions. Here, attorney Mark Silver discusses how such cases are evaluated from a clinical perspective with t...

Program Number
33170
Program Date
2023-08-16
Category
Family LawFederal CourtsFlorida EligibleHealth Care LawImmigration and Naturalization Law
State
CaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

Non-immigrant U-Visas are intended for individuals who have been the victim of a crime, have assisted the police and/or District Attorney's Office with the prosecution of the criminal, and have suffered physical and/or psychological harm as a result ...

Program Number
33169
Program Date
2023-08-10
Category
Constitutional LawFederal CourtsFlorida EligibleImmigration and Naturalization LawPersonal Injury
State
CaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1