be trying this year,” he says. “Being on the
other side [from] her is interesting. … There’s
a certain level of knowledge [about] her: her
thoughts and her approach. It’s familiar. I
always find it to be a pleasant experience.”
DiSilvio’s family ties bind her as much as
her work. She has her hands full with her
sons, Alex and Sam, ages 8 and 9. “And I
have an absolutely amazing, supportive,
witty, charming, handsome husband who
makes every day fabulous, and he is the
rock of our household,” she says. Husband
David Young is a plaintiff’s employment
lawyer in solo practice. “We met … actually,
when we both worked with Eric Kennedy;
that’s hilarious. I was a bit bossy, reviewed
something David wrote, and made a lot of
changes. He wasn’t so happy.”
Unfortunately, she’s suffered the loss
of two pivotal people in her life: her
father and her sister, Diana. Her mother
has relocated to Cleveland to live near
DiSilvio. “If she could stir, I’d have her
making polenta every day,” DiSilvio says,
laughing. She describes her parents as
“amazingly intelligent, compassionate,
terrific human beings who I think guided
us the right way to make the right
choices.”
One of her choices is to spend time
mentoring young lawyers. “Eric Kennedy
said to me, and the words still ring in
my ears, ‘The one thing you have in this
business is your reputation, so always
be honest,’” she says. “I think that that
philosophy absolutely drives me, and I
hope I can communicate to young lawyers
what was communicated to me. Deal
with people honestly, and the results will
come. Always treat folks with integrity and
respect. Never compromise your integrity,
and never do things by formula.”
