Franklin Attorney Edward P. Silva Dies, Services Pending
Franklin attorney Edward P. Silva passed away on September 28, concluding a legal career that spanned several decades in Williamson County. His firm announced his death via social media. Silva began his legal practice in Franklin alongside his lifelong friends Mark Hartzog and Don Harris, and his father-in-law, Dave Alexander. In the late 1970s, Silva, Hartzog, and Harris co-founded Hartzog, Harris & Silva, a firm that has remained in continuous operation and is now known as Hartzog & Silva. Throughout his distinguished career, Silva held several prominent positions, including past president of the Williamson County Bar Association, a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, and a former chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission. Arrangements for his services are currently pending, according to Williamson Memorial Funeral Home.