Silva LININGS Criminal defense attorney Silva Megerditchian shares how she has found the good in life and criminal law.
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et’s face it, attorneys practicing criminal law are cut from a special cloth. It takes legal expertise, tenacious commitment, mental fortitude, and the ability to work with challenging people on difficult cases. When clients speak of attorney Silva Megerditchian, they don’t hold things back and are quick to sing her praises. They use words like meticulous, caring, fierce, passionate, and exceptional. When she walks into the room, Silva has one of the biggest smiles you’ve ever seen and a warm hug for those around her. She also oozes gratitude: gratitude for what she does and gratitude for where she is in life. Echelon Professional Magazine recently caught up with Silva to chat about what makes her such a well-respected criminal defense attorney, and how she is able to balance her life with this challenging area of law. Q: Tell us a little about your background, your upbringing, and where you went to school. I was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. My parents were Armenians from Syria and Lebanon and immigrated to the United States in 1969. After I graduated from New Rochelle High School, I moved to
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California and graduated from California State University, Northridge with honors. I studied Political Science with a minor in Journalism. I received an internship at Premiere Radio Networks in Sherman Oaks. I worked my way to become a Producer for a Nationally Syndicated Talk Show, “The Michael Reagan Talk Show.” I was the youngest female
syndicated radio producer in the country at the time. Q: When did law school come into play? At the age of 28, I realized I had to go after my dream of becoming a lawyer and went to Southwestern School of Law in Los Angeles. I had a serious medical condition and it made me realize that life is so short, so I wasted
