As a member of the Complex Litigation and Class Actions Group, Ms. Silk assists clients in complex litigation, municipal defense, contractual disputes, commercial litigation, and product liability suits.
She represents local, national, and international businesses in commercial disputes, product liability actions, complex tort cases, and trade secret litigation. She also defends municipalities in high profile § 1983 and Monell cases. Ms. Silk has represented citied in First Amendment-related litigation and open records disputes. Recently, she successfully petitioned a federal court for modification of a 40-year-old consent decree.
She is currently defending a municipality which is under a civil rights investigation by the Department of Justice.
Ms. Silk has a robust pro bono practice. She recently obtained compassionate release for a victim of human trafficking. Additionally, she successfully obtained relief for a Honduran family under the Hague Convention Against Torture. Ms. Silk also submitted an amicus curiae to the Supreme Court in a capital penalty case.
She practices in federal court and Tennessee state court. She is also admitted to and practices in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In addition to her law practice, Ms. Silk is an avid runner who has completed dozens of marathons, including the Boston Marathon 13 times (and counting).