[blox img="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jsilvestro.jpg" height="260" nomargin="true"][column8] [distance2] [big_title] James R. Silvestro [/big_title] [h4] Associate [/h4] [/column8] [/blox] [column10] [subtitle] BIOGRAPHY [/subtitle] [p]James R. Silvestro is an associate attorney at Ireland Stapleton with a diverse practice that includes all stages of corporate and commercial litigation.  Mr. Silvestro also advises many of the firm’s clients on the intersection of state and federal environmental law with land use and other development projects.[/p][accordion title="Read More"] <ul><li>Prior to joining Ireland Stapleton, Mr. Silvestro served as an Honors Attorney for the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., where he primarily worked with federal engineers and private sector stakeholders to further develop federal energy efficiency standards and test procedures for a broad spectrum of home appliances.  </li><li>In his first year after law school, Mr. Silvestro served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Michael Bender of the Colorado Supreme Court.</li><li>Mr. Silvestro earned his J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School, where he graduated first in his class and served as the Managing Editor for the University of Colorado Law Review.  Mr. Silvestro represented the University of Colorado Law School at the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition on two occasions.  </li><li>Mr. Silvestro also represented indigent clients through all stages of criminal defense, including sitting as first chair on a jury trial, as a student attorney with Colorado Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic.[/p] [accordion title="Memberships"] <ul> <li>Colorado Bar Association</li> <li>Denver Bar Assocation</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Presentations & Publications"] <ul> <li>Managing Editor, University of Colorado Law Review</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Personal Interests"] Backpacking, running,snowboarding, reading, travel, golf, and live music [/accordion] [accordion title="Honors and Awards"] <ul> <li>Quarterfinalist, National Environmental Moot Court Competition</li> <li>Recipient, University of Colorado Public Service Pledge Award</li> </ul> [/accordion] [distance4] [/column10] [column5 class="offset-by-one"] [subtitle] Contact Info [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] work: (303) 628-3632 [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="mailto:jsilvestro@irelandstapleton.com"> jsilvestro@irelandstapleton.com </a> [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/James-Silvestro.vcf">Download James Silvestro's vCard </a> [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Silvestro_James_Biography.pdf">Download James Silvestro's PDF </a> [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle] Practice Areas [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] <a title="Environmental"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/environmental/"> Environmental </a>[/li-row] [li-row]  <a title="Litigation"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/litigation/"> Litigation </a> [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle] Education [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] University of Colorado J.D., 2011,  Order of the Coif [/li-row] [li-row] Colby College B.A., 2008, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle]Admissions[/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row]Admitted to practice in Colorado[/li-row][/list-ul][/column5] [distance4]
