Bar / Professional Activity

• Member, NATP, 2010 - Present
• Nominated as 2025 Top Lawyer by DBUSINESS., 2025
• U.S. Tax Court, 2010
• Michigan, 2010

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• NEGOTIATED ONE OF THE NATIONS LARGEST TAX SETTLEMENTS. Attorney Silver in US V. Briley et al., (case number 6:22-cv-00204, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas) negotiated one of the largest Tax Settlements in the Country. Attorney Silver settled a $53,000,000 Million Dollar Tax liability for $7,500,000 Million Dollars. Saving the Clients and Corporation over $45,000,000 Million Dollars., 2023
• I served as a keynote speaker at the ASTPS Tax Super Conference in Rockwall, Texas, where I presented a seminar on the criminal tax implications of willfulness. The session focused on how willfulness operates as the central mens rea element in federal tax crimes, defined by the Supreme Court in Cheek v. United States as the voluntary, intentional violation of a known legal duty. I explained the distinction between civil negligence and criminal conduct, emphasizing that the government must prove knowledge of the duty and a deliberate decision to violate it. The presentation examined how prosecutors establish willfulness through circumstantial evidence, including patterns of noncompliance, prior IRS notices, false statements, concealment of income, and taxpayer sophistication. We also discussed reliance-on-advisor defenses, the risks of obstruction charges, and practical red flags indicating a case may shift from civil examination to criminal investigation. The seminar provided tax professionals with a framework for identifying exposure early and advising clients strategically to mitigate criminal risk., 2025
• Keynote speaker on Criminal Tax and Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR), Tax Mob Tax Resolution Conference in Denver Colorado. , 2024

Videos

• IRS Tax Help - Back Taxes with Chad Silver, Esq., 2014
• Video on understanding your IRS Appeal Rights. , IRS Understanding Appeal Rights, Personal Individual And Business Tax Issues, 2023
• The IRS may fight you but Silver Tax Group will fight back. , Silver Tax Group - The Real Tax Attorneys, Tax, 2022

Pro bono / Community Service

• Volunteer, AIPAC
• Volunteer at Capuchin Soup Kitchen. , 2024
• Volunteer, JVS
• Friends of the Macomb County Veterans' Treatment Court, 2011 - Present
• Volunteer, ADL
• Volunteer, PBS
• Volunteer, Federation
• Volunteer, ORT

Educational Background

• Oakland University, Rochester, B.S. in Political Science, 2000

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Author, Stop The IRS, Amazon.com, 2014
• Spoke to CPAs, EAs, Attorneys, and Accountants about Criminal Tax matters they may encounter in their practices. , Speaker, Criminal Tax Issues You Should Be Aware Of, Tax Mob, Tax, Accountants, Law, 2024
• Provided annual update for CPA's to obtain CLE Credit.  , Lecturer, MICPA CPA Conference, CPA, Tax, Banking, Business, 2019

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Keynote speaker at the Tax Mob Tax Resolution Conference in Denver Colorado @ the Denver Gaylord Hotel. Topics spoken about were: Criminal Tax Law and FBAR Compliance IRS Foreign Bank Account Reporting. , 2024

Honors

• Top Rated Lead Counsel Approved Tax Lawyer., Lead Counsel Rated Tax Lawyer, Lead Counsel Review Board, 2020
• Top Lawyer, DBUSINESS, 2025
• Awarded Tax Lawyer of Distinction Award in 2024. , Lawyers of Distinction Award, Lawyers of Distinction, 2024
• Theta Chi

Industry Groups

• 1040
• 1065
• 1099 Employees
• 1120
• 1120s
• 940
• 941
• Business Tax
• Finance
• Government
• Healthcare
• Hospitals
• Industrial Goods
• LLC
• Manufacturing
• Partnership
• Sales And Use Tax
• Tax
• Technology
• Trucking
• W2 Employees

“I would not hesitate to refer an income tax matter to Mr. Silver.”