Susan J. Silvernail

As a child, Susan Silvernail caught onto the concept of fairness quickly, but her passion for the truth came during her time as a television news reporter and producer. Assigned to cover crime beat and the court system, Silvernail got a firsthand view of attorneys and judges at work. "As a journalist, I learned to tell a complicated story in about a minute and a half because on television news, things move very quickly since broadcasts are only 30 minutes." Her ability to tell a quick, concise and accurate story has served clients well at Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C. For several years now, she has focused on telling clients' stories through video, capturing a client's struggles in his or her own words. "My passion is to give back to the community, to make a difference in people's lives through being a good communicator, and to let people know that Marsh, Rickard & Bryan is here to help them during their difficult times in life." Awards and Honors Honors Birmingham Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2018

• Attorney

• Pittman, Hooks, Marsh, Dutton, & Hollis, P.C., Attorney
• WBRC-TV News, Producer
• WSFA -TV News, Reporter
• WDHN-TV News, Anchor

• Ethics for Evolving Technologies, Technology Seminar, Birmingham Bar Association, 2014
• "Internet Marketing for Lawyers", ABICLE 2008 Law Practice: Tips from Masters, December 17, 2008
• "Computer Access: Limitations & Remedies", ABICLE 2008 Tort Law Update, December 12, 2008
• "Thirty Sites in Thirty Minutes", ALAJ Sandestin Summer Seminar, June 2008
• "Metadata: What it is & Why You Should Care", ALAJ Seminar, April 9, 2008
• "E-Discovery", AAPI Winter Seminar, February 17, 2008
• "Metadata", Alabama Association for Justice, Summer Seminar, 2007 - Present
• New E-Discovery Rules: 2006 Amendments to FRCP, Birmingham Bar Association, 2006
• Basic Applications for Law Practice: PowerPoint, Birmingham Bar Association, 2006
• "New E-Discovery Rules: Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure", ATLA Mid-Winter Seminar, 2006
• "DeMystifying Electronic Discovery", NEALSA Seminar, 2005
• "E-Discovery: Preserving the Evidence", Discovery Update, ABICLE, 2004
• "Sure Fire Ways to Get into E-Trouble", ATLA Summer Seminar, 2004 - Present
• "Using PowerPoint in Civil Litigation", "Technology for the Law Office and Courtroom", Birmingham Bar Association, 2003
• "Making the Most of PowerPoint Presentations", ATLA, 2003
• "Your Guide to the Web", ATLA Mid-Winter Conference, 2003
• "Practice Tips on the Internet", Birmingham Bar Association, 2002
• "Top Ten Web Picks", ATLA Annual Seminar, 2000
• "Electronic Evidence: Discovery in the Computer Age", Business Torts and Antitrust Law Institute, ABICLE, 1998
• "Electronic Mail", The Litigator's Edge, ABICLE, 1997
• "Discovery of Electronic Data", The Woman Advocate, ABICLE, 1996
• "Electronic Evidence: Discovery in the Computer Age", The Litigator's Toolbox Seminar, ABICLE, 1996
• "Discovery of Electronic Data", Computers in Litigation Seminar, ABICLE, 1995

• Birmingham Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, Member
• Firehouse Shelter, Board of Directors, Former Member
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham, Board of Directors, Member, Former
• Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, Board of Directors, Member, Former
• Redmont School in the Waldorf Tradition, Board of Directors, Chair, Former

• Alabama, 1990
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama

• Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, 2007 - 2010 (Member, Board of Directors)
• Alabama State Bar, 1990 - Present (Member)
• Alabama Association for Justice, 1990 - Present (Member)
• American Association for Justice, 1990 - Present (Member)
• Birmingham Bar Association (Public Service Committee)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Legal Marketing Association, 2006 - Present (Member)