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Biography

Jessica F. Silva concentrates her practice in the areas of municipal law, public contracts/ government procurement, construction law (including design-build projects), affordable housing, cannabis, litigation, and labor and employment law.

Jessica’s practice focuses on all aspects of municipal government work and the representation of public bodies. She assists in the Firm’s role as general, special, affordable housing, and labor counsel to numerous municipalities, counties, authorities, and other public entities throughout the State of New Jersey.

As a member of the Firm’s public contracting and procurement practice, Jessica brings broad experience advising public entities on all aspects of complex, high-value procurements. She manages a wide range of procurements, including design-build projects, and prepares and reviews a variety of agreements including, but not limited to, those involving goods and services and construction. Jessica also administers multi-million dollar, multi-phase procurement processes from planning and solicitation through execution and implementation, ensuring compliance with strict statutory requirements and deadlines.

Jessica has a breadth of experience with respect to labor and employment matters, including compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, employee benefits issues, drafting of employee manuals, handbooks, and policies, the collective bargaining process, and litigation. Jessica advises on a broad range of matters including but not limited to federal and state law issues, hiring/recruitment, overtime, leaves of absence, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disciplinary actions, terminations, union issues, and worker classification matters.

Jessica received her B.A., cum laude, in Political Science and Business Administration from Seton Hall University, where she was a University Scholar. During her time at Seton Hall, she was inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Delta’s Society of Scholars, and served as Phi Alpha Delta’s community service chair. She also served as associate editor of Seton Hall University’s Political Analysis Journal.

She received her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, where she was a Riccio Scholar and Deehan Scholar. While at Seton Hall Law, Jessica was awarded the Appellate Advocacy Best Brief Award and served as associate editor of, and was a published author in, the Seton Hall Legislative Journal.

Jessica has received certification in: (i) Public Sector Labor Relations; and (ii) Negotiation, Arbitration, and Conflict Resolution, both from the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.

Jessica has been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Labor and Employment Law – Management, and as a New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star for Government Contracts. [1]

[1]  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Inclusion in the “Super Lawyers” list is issued by Thomson Reuters and is based on a patented selection process involving peer nominations, independent research, and professional evaluations. For more information on the selection methodology, visit www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html. This recognition does not imply any guarantee of future results or that the attorney is superior to others practicing in the field.