Marilena DiSilvio

Marilena DiSilvio is a founding partner of DiSilvio Young, LLC, where she represents individuals and families in complex matters involving birth injuries, medical negligence, wrongful death, and personal injury. A former registered nurse and experienced trial attorney, Marilena brings a unique combination of medical knowledge and extensive courtroom experience to her practice.

Before founding DiSilvio Young, LLC, Marilena practiced for many years at prominent Ohio law firms on both the defense and plaintiff sides of medical malpractice litigation. She spent 17 years with a leading Cleveland defense firm, where she served on the firm’s Executive and Management Committees and chaired its Health Care Law Practice Group. She later became a partner at one of the largest plaintiff law firms in Ohio. Her extensive experience representing both defendants and injured patients has provided her with invaluable insight into medical malpractice, health care law, and complex litigation.

Marilena has tried more than 50 medical malpractice cases throughout her career and is widely recognized for her accomplishments as a trial attorney. She has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Super Lawyers has recognized Marilena on numerous distinguished lists, including the Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 25 Women Cleveland Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers in Cleveland, and Top 100 Lawyers in Ohio. She has also been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who of American Women.

In 2013, Marilena was named President of the Ohio Women’s Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Ohio Women’s Bar Association. She also served as Co-Chair of the organization’s 2014–2015 Leadership Institute.

Marilena is a founding member of the Ohio Advisory Group to the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. She has also served on the development committee of The Gathering Place, and as a Trustee of LifeAct.

Today, through DiSilvio Young, LLC, Marilena continues to advocate for individuals and families facing life-changing injuries and losses, drawing on decades of medical malpractice and trial experience to pursue accountability and meaningful results for her clients.