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Allison Silvain

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

Full-Time Faculty

School of Law

Profile

Professor Allison Silvain teaches the Leadership Honors Program Legacy course and Appellate Practice and Procedure at UD Law as a Visiting Assistant Professor. She previously taught Legal Profession I at UD Law in the Fall of 2022.

After graduating from University of Baltimore School of Law, Professor Silvain practiced Federal and State litigation focusing on environmental products liability, toxic tort, and insurance defense. She primarily practiced in Maryland and Washington D.C. Her pro bono legal work focused on special education cases through the Maryland Disability Law Center.

In addition to her litigation practice, Professor Silvain has taught Legal Writing, Torts, and Computer Applications in the Legal Environment at the University of Maryland Global Campus for 17 years.