Elizabeth A. Silverberg

Elizabeth A. Silverberg operates Silverberg Law Office in Ithaca, New York, and represents clients in real estate transactions and estate planning. She assists individuals and families buying or selling homes, preparing wills and trusts, and considering arrangements for future financial or medical decisions. Her practice also includes powers of attorney, health care proxies, leases, and business formation. She serves Ithaca and nearby communities.

Silverberg received her J.D. with honors from Brooklyn Law School, where she served on the Law Review as a Notes and Comments Editor. She earned a B.A. in History from Swarthmore College. She later clerked for a federal district court judge in New Jersey. Her legal education, journal experience, and judicial clerkship support her careful approach to legal documents, negotiations, and potential disputes.

She has handled hundreds of real estate closings and worked with clients on estate planning goals and family-related legal issues. Earlier in her career, she litigated matters at Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York City and practiced at firms in Ithaca and Alaska. In Alaska, her work included real estate conservation transactions and assistance to Native women seeking to leave abusive relationships.

Elizabeth A. Silverberg belongs to the New York and Alaska state bars and participates in professional groups focused on real estate, trusts, estates, and local legal practice. She is also trained in mediation. Her practice emphasizes explaining available options, preparing appropriate legal instruments, and helping clients move through property and personal planning decisions with an understanding of their practical consequences.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Silverberg Law Office
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association — Real Estate and Trusts and Estates Sections
• Member, Tompkins County Bar Association
• Member, Tompkins County Real Estate Legal Committee
• Member, Finger Lakes Women’s Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York
• Alaska

Education

• Brooklyn Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Swarthmore College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History

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