Irving Silver is the senior member of Silver, Voit &
Thompson, Attorneys at Law, P.C. He has counseled clients
on a wide range of legal issues including complex business and estate planning
matters, the administration of estates and trusts, succession, philanthropic
and business planning, and the formation and operation of charitable
foundations.
Raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts and a veteran of the United
States Air Force, Irving graduated from the University of Alabama School of Commerce
and Business Administration and in 1965 from the University Of Alabama School
Of Law. He and his wife Frances are the parents of Hedy Rubinger (of Atlanta)
and Evan Silver (of Boston), and the grandparents of Jill, Scott, Adam &
Eric, and Dylan Charlotte.
A past president of the Estate Planning Council of Mobile,
Irving was awarded the AEP® (Accredited Estate Planner)
designation by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils to
recognize estate planning professionals who meet special requirements of
education, experience, knowledge, professional reputation, and character.
Irving is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Irving has been elected to
membership in the Special Needs Alliance, a national, not for profit
organization of attorneys with extensive experience and skill in providing
counseling and planning for individuals with disabilities and their families.
He has the distinction of having been nominated by his peers
as:
- an
“Alabama Super Lawyer,”
- a
Top Rated Lawyer for his
work in Business & Commercial
Litigation, and as
- a
Fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation.
For many years Irving has served as a Trustee of Spring Hill
College, which in 2009 presented him with its Ignatian Award, in recognition of
those “who have dedicated their spirit to making a difference in the lives of
others through selfless acts of humanitarianism” in keeping with the ideals set
forth by St. Ignatius Loyola.
Irving served for many years as a Director of the Community Foundation of South Alabama and as the Chair of its Board. In 2016 he was recognized by the foundation as the recipient of the Ann and Fred Delchamps Distinguished Philanthropist Award.
He has received the highest “A-V” professional peer rating in
the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.
Irving served for six years as a Trustee of the Alabama Law Foundation
based in Montgomery, Alabama; and is a charter member of the Foundation’s
Atticus Finch Society, which is devoted to helping provide the needy of Alabama
with access quality legal advice and representation in civil matters.
Irving served as the Vice Chair of the B’nai B’rith Foundation of the
United States and as the former Chair of: the B’nai B’rith
International’s Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, both based in Washintgon, D.C., and in addition served as the Chair of B’nai B’rith District Seven, Jewish
Federation of Mobile, Jewish Family Services of Mobile, and for many years was a Director of the Jewish
Institute For National Security Affairs. For fourteen years Irving served as a
member of the board of the South Alabama Medical Science Foundation, a
component part of the USA College of Medicine.
Contact Information
Irving Silver
Silver, Voit & Thompson
Attorneys at Law, P.C.
4317-A Midmost Drive
Mobile, AL 36609-5589
251-343-0800 (Main)
251-338-1099 (Direct)
251-343-0862 (Fax)
isilver@silvervoit.com
