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With almost six decades of full time law practice to draw from, Irving Silver continues to guide his clients in their business and estate planning matters including  the administration of estates and trusts, philanthropic and business planning, enterprise succession and the formation and operation of charitable foundations.

Following his active duty service in the United States Air Force, Irving, who grew up in Holyoke, Massachusetts went on to became a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business Administration. He then earned his a juris doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law.

Irving 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.

Memberships and Designations
  • Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Mobile
  • 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.
  • Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  • Member of 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.
Awards and Recognitions
  • Peer nominated as an “Alabama Super Lawyer”
  • Top Rated Lawyer for Business & Commercial Litigation
  • An “A-V Preeminent” peer rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
  • Recipient of Spring Hill College’s Ignatian Award, given to 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.
  • Recipient of the Ann and Fred Delchamps Distinguished Philanthropist Award given by Community Foundation of South Alabama.
Public Service Activities
  • Fellow and former Trustee of the Alabama Law Foundation
  • Charter member of the Alabama Law Foundation’s Atticus Finch Society
  • Member of the President’s Cabinet of the University of South Alabama
  • Former member of the Board of the South Alabama Medical Science Foundation, a component part of the USA College of Medicine.
  • Former Trustee of Spring Hill College
  • Director of the Community Foundation of South Alabama and past Chair of the Board.
  • Past President of B’nai B’rith’s former District Seven
  • Chair of the Washington, D.C. based B’nai B’rith Foundation of the United States. Former Chair of B’nai B’rith International’s Center for Human Rights and Public Policy. Chair of B’nai B’rith District Seven.
  • Member of the Financial Management and Planning Committees of B’nai B’rith International
  • Former Chair of the B’nai B’rith Center for Public Policy
  • Director Emeritus and former President of the Jewish Federation of Mobile
  • Former Director for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)
  • Former Trustee of the City of Mobile Policemen’s and Firemen’s Pension Fund
  • Founding Member of the Congregation Ahavas Chesed Endowment Fund
  • Chair of the Distribution Committee of the Wayne Denson McRae Endowment Fund
Practice Areas