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Adria Lynn Silva

Adria Lynn Silva


Education Law and Employment Lawyer
Sass Law Firm
Tampa, FL
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Attorney Biography

Ms. Silva is an attorney at Sass Law Firm with over 25 years of experience in labor and employment law matters, representing employees suffering discrimination and harassment based on age, disability, family status, gender/sex, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, and sexual orientation. She has extensive experience representing students and employees in Title IX claims against high schools, vocational schools, and universities, regarding a variety of issues including claims of pregnancy discrimination, access to athletics, equal pay, harassment, and retaliation. She currently serves as a Board Member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and is the NELA Vice President of Affiliate Relations. In 2025, Ms. Silva was elected to the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and is serving on the Executive Council of the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Section.

In addition to her employment and Title IX practice, Ms. Silva has represented homeowners and tenants under the Fair Housing Act and customers and patrons in cases of discrimination in places of public accommodation. 

Before joining Sass Law Firm, Ms. Silva spent years in her own private practice representing students and employees in discrimination, retaliation and harassment cases. She began her legal career with Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. in Immokalee, Florida, representing migrant farmworkers in employment discrimination cases and cases brought under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Most recently, she worked at another employee rights law firm for two years.  She is bilingual in English and Spanish, and Ms. Silva has dedicated her career to advocating for individuals affected by discrimination, harassment or retaliation.  

Ms. Silva graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Miami School of Law. Ms. Silva is licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the State of Florida, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. 

Ms. Silva previously served on the executive board of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association (Florida NELA) for seven years and served as the President in 2009-2010. Ms. Silva was the 2012-2013 President of the Thomas S. Biggs American Inn of Court (now Michael R. N. McDonnell American Inn of Court) and is currently serving on the Inn executive board. Ms. Silva often speaks on various topics in employment and Title IX law and contributed to a book, The Pregnancy Discrimination Act: A Guide for the Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyer, on pregnancy discrimination regarding Title IX and pregnancy.


Practice Areas

 
Education Law (40%)
 
Employment Law (30%)
 
Sexual Harassment (30%)

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Bar Licenses

Florida State Bar
Member in Good Standing
1998

Work Experience

Sass Law Firm
Attorney
2022Present

Morgan & Morgan
Attorney
20202022

The Law Office of Adria Lynn Silva, LLC
Owner
20012020

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Education


University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts
1993

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Associations


Executive Council
Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section
2025

Committee Chair
Voluntary Bar Committee for The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section
2025

Member
Election to College of Labor and Employment Lawyers – (Induction Nov 2025)
2025

Vice President
NELA Affiliate Relations
2025

Co-Chair
NELA Ethics and Sanctions Committee
2025

Board Member Appointment
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
20142016

Chair
EEOC Liaison Committee, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
2013

President
Michael R.N. McDonnell American Inn of Court
20122013

President
Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
20092010

Board Member
Michael R.N. McDonnell American Inn of Court
20072025

Board Member
Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
20062013

Member
Florida National Employment Lawyers Association

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Awards & Honors

Florida Bar Diversity Grant Recipient
Michael R.N. McDonnell (f/k/a Thomas S. Biggs) American Inn of Court
2013

TA Summer Public Interest Fellow
University of Miami School of Law

Deans Certificate of Achievement ADR; International Law
University of Miami School of Law

Christermon Foundation Scholarship Recipient
University of California at Berkeley

LULAC Scholarship Recipient
University of California at Berkeley

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Lawyer Legion
2025

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Adria Lynn Silva
Sass Law Firm
601 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33603
Office: 813-251-5599
Fax: 813-251-9797

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