Founding Partner
Silvia D. Manashirov, Founding Partner
Silvia Durri Manashirov is the founding partner at SDM Law. She is a plaintiffs’ medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and catastrophic injury attorney whose practice is dedicated to representing individuals and families affected by serious preventable harm.
Before founding SDM Law, Silvia was a Partner at a major medical malpractice defense firm for over a decade, where she litigated the utmost complex and high exposure cases defending hospitals, healthcare systems, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, and medical professionals in complex litigation. She handled high-exposure cases involving birth injuries, traumatic brain injuries, delayed diagnoses, surgical complications, and other catastrophic outcomes in both State and Federal Court. Her years on the defense side provide invaluable insight into how healthcare institutions and providers evaluate, defend, and try medical malpractice cases.
She also previously served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Arthur D. Spatt, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Central Islip, NY, and served for the Office of the Nassau County Attorney, Civil Litigation Bureau.
Today, Silvia uses her insider knowledge of how healthcare institutions, facilities and providers investigate and defend claims to advocate for injured patients and their families. She believes that high-stakes cases are won through relentless preparation, strategic advocacy, and a deep understanding of both medicine and the law.
