Catherine Chillemi is an associate at Silberstein & Miklos P.C., where she represents plaintiffs in medical malpractice and other personal injury actions. She brings a rare 360° perspective to litigation: before joining the firm, she operated her own solo personal injury practice for approximately five years and previously handled medical malpractice defense matters.
Ms. Chillemi graduated with honors from Lake Superior State University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She began her career in emergency and critical care nursing and later served as a travel nurse in New York City, working across multiple metropolitan trauma centers for six years. Her clinical leadership experience includes serving as a heart transplant coordinator at a major New York City hospital and as Vice President of Quality, Patient Safety, and Risk Management for a large health care system.
She earned her Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where she interned for a Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice and completed a criminal law externship with the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society. She also studied abroad in Vietnam, focusing on international intellectual property and international criminal law, and observed court proceedings arising from the Pol Pot regime. Ms. Chillemi is a multi-recipient of CALI Excellence for the Future Awards and received Touro’s Pro Bono Service Award for 100 hours of service with the Nassau and Suffolk County Legal Aid Societies.
Silberstein & Miklos P.C. is proud to welcome Ms. Chillemi; her clinical and litigation experience strengthens our commitment to exceptional advocacy for injured patients and their families.
