Related Practices

Education

J.D., University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, 1997
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Arizona, 1993

Bar Admissions

Arizona, 1997

Clerkships

Hon. Thomas C. Kleinschmidt, Arizona Court of Appeals

Keri L. Silvyn

Partner

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Tucson

One S. Church Avenue
Suite 700
Tucson, Arizona 85701

Phone 520.629.4438

Fax 520.879.4721

About Keri Silvyn

Ms. Silvyn is a partner in the Business Section of the firm’s Tucson office, practicing in the area of zoning and land use planning. She represents predominately private land owners, as well as some local governments. Her representation includes compliance with local and federal land use and environmental regulations, administrative hearings and negotiations with appropriate agencies and neighborhoods as necessary.

Ms. Silvyn is listed in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers, by Chambers and Partners Publishers, in the category of Real Estate:Zoning/Land Use.

Memberships and Affiliations

Ms. Silvyn's Memberships, Affiliations and Public Service include:

State Bar of Arizona, Real Property Section, Member
State Bar of Arizona, Natural Resources and Environment Section, Member
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Association, Board Member
Urban Land Institute, Member
Arizona Planning Association, Member
Jewish Community Foundation, Vice President/Secretary of the Board of Directors
Tucson Medical Center Foundation, Grant Awards Committee and Board Member
Real Estate and Affiliated Professions Group, Former Chair (an organization that meets to discuss hot topics in real estate law)
Imagine Greater Tucson, Co-Founder and Chair
Arizona Center for Civic Leadership, Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy, Flinn-Brown Fellow, Spring 2011 (Inaugural Class)

Publications

Featured Zoning and Land Use Attorney, "Beyond Sprawl: Rethinking Development in Tucson," Arizona Public Media," December 2011
Featured Land Use Attorney, "Keri Silvyn: Land Use Lawyer with Lewis and Roca and Ardent Advocate for Tucson's Future," Attorney at Law Magazine, November 2011
Author, "Transportation Planning - Think BIG and BOLD," Trend Report, November 2009
Author, "Let's Move the Community Forward - Now," Biz Tucson, Summer 2009
Author, "Greater Tucson Region-Imagine What Is Possible," Biz Tucson, April 2009; Trend Report, April 2009
Author, "Adoption of Native American and First Nations Children: Are the United States and Canada Recognizing the Best Interests of Children?" Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, Volume 14-1, Spring 1997

Click here to view Keri Silvyn's article in the 2010 Winter edition of Biz Tucson.

Speaking Engagements

Presenter, "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Around Open Meeting Laws," State Bar of Arizona, November 2011
Presenter, "Imagining Greater Tucson," TEDxTucson, November 2011
Presenter, "Imagine Greater Tucson?," State Bar of Arizona Southern Counties Luncheon, November 2011
Keynote Speaker, APA Arizona State Planning Conference, September 2011
Panelist, "Current Planning Law," APA Arizona State Planning Conference, September 2011
Chairperson and Speaker, "Plat and Subdivision Law," Lorman Business Center, Inc., September 2008
Co-Chair and Speaker , "Proposition 207: How Does It Affect My Property?" Lewis and Roca, February 2007
Speaker, "Extraordinary Women Tell Their Secrets," Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, January 2007
Co-Chair and Speaker, "Navigating the Maze of Land Use," Lorman Educational Services, October 2006
Speaker, "Fundamentals of Real Estate Development," Sterling Educational Services, Inc., May 2006
Co-Chair and Speaker, "Resolving Land Use Disputes," CLE International, April 2001

Ms. Silvyn has been a speaker at various Arizona Women Lawyers seminars on Business Development and Balance of Life Issues from 2004 through the present.

Other Distinctions

Recipient of the 2012 Gary I. Sarver Young Woman of the Year Award from the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
Recipient of 2011 ATHENA Award of Southern Arizona
Distinguished Alumna Convocation Award from University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law in 2008
Meritorious Service Award by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona in 2008
Listed in the 2008-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America ®, by Woodward/White, Aiken, S.C. in the category of Land Use/Zoning Law.
Listed in the 2008 and 2009 editions of Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Top Lawyers in Tucson
Inside Tucson Business, "40 Under 40" and "Up and Comer" Awards in 2008
State Bar of Arizona Young Lawyer of the Year Award in 2005
The University of Arizona Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2002
Phi Beta Kappa
The University of Arizona Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Silvyn has an "AV/Preeminent Attorney" rating with Martindale-Hubbell
Listed in the 2010 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, in the category of Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Selected to the 2011 edition of the Arizona's Finest Lawyers