Silene obtained an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Criminology from the University of Toronto in 2004. She obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2011. She was admitted to the Ontario bar in 2012 after completing her articles at a Toronto-based full-service law firm.

Prior to joining Himelfarb Proszanski LLP, Silene practiced at a well-respected litigation firm in Toronto.

Silene works primarily in the area of personal injury and insurance litigation.

She is fluent in Portuguese and a member of the Portuguese-Canadian Lawyers Association and the Canadian Bar Association.