Steve I. Silverman

Founding Member

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“My clients know that I am not only an advocate in court, but I am a counselor, too. Understanding my clients’ business needs and goals enables me to provide creative advice and solutions both in and out of the courtroom.”


Repeatedly honored as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” by Chambers USA, Steve Silverman has 25 years of experience representing individuals and businesses in complex disputes and litigation. Prior to co-founding Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen, and Levine, P.L., Steve  served as the Chair of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, and a co-founder of the Distressed Asset Group at Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan, and Berlin.  

Steve’s practice involves handling a wide range of business disputes in varied settings, including issues relating to business torts and contractual breaches; breach of fiduciary duty, including issues of corporate governance, financial fraud, and officer and director liability; real estate litigation regarding  purchase, development and financing, including issues relating to the disposition and acquisition of distressed assets and foreclosure, adversary litigation in bankruptcy courts; professional liability; and class actions.   

Examples of Steve’s diverse experience include: acting as counsel to receivers in large, complex, failed. With extensive commercial litigation experience, examples of Steve’s active as counsel to receivers in large, complex, failed financial institutions litigations and asset recovery investigations; litigating lender liability claims, claims relating to membership interest rights, all aspects of real property litigation; leading a commercial class action against a major international automobile manufacturer; and representing a  former public company director in a half billion dollar securities fraud action. In addition to his complex litigation practice, Steve is also an experienced appellate lawyer, having handled dozens of appeals in both state and federal courts, both crafting briefs and delivering oral arguments.

“I view my practice as a partnership with my clients. Working together towards a common goal that furthers their business interests provides me professional fulfillment. I enjoy working with my clients, not just working for them.”

Areas of Law

  • Business and corporate litigation and appeals.  
  • Class actions  
  • Unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, non-compete covenants, privacy, and trade secrets
  • Bankruptcy litigation involving creditor's rights, insolvency, adversary proceedings, and avoidance actions  
  • Foreclosures, receivership's, and distressed asset litigation    
  • Corporate and committee representation, governance, and D & O responsibilities 
  • Stockholder, partner, and LLC disputes   
  • Fiduciary duty claims   
  • Conspiracy   
  • Fraud   
  • Libel, slander, defamation, and violation of privacy   
  • Qui Tam   
  • RICO   
  • Securities   
  • Shareholder derivative actions   
  • Securities violations
Education
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1985
  • State University of New York at Albany, B.A., cum laude, 1982
Bar Admissions & Memberships
  • Florida, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1986
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, 1986
Noteworthy
  • "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," Chambers USA, 2007 - 2011 

     

  • Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers Magazine
  • "Legal Elite," Florida Trend's Magazine
  • "The Best of the Bar," South Florida Business


    Journal 
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated                                                                 


  • American Jurisprudence Book Award, Contract Law

  • Award of Distinction, Society of Wig and Robe
  • Best Brief Award, Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition

Speaking and Lecture Engagements  
  • American Bar Association, Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Panel Participant: "Recent Developments & Ethical Issues in Class Actions, "Phoenix, AZ (April 9-10, 2010)
  • Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Turnarounds & REO, Event Chair; Panel Participant: Intercreditor Issues in Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Lecturer: Special Issues For Acquirers of Distressed Condo Projects, and Panel Moderator: Working Through a Distressed Commercial Real Estate Loan, July, 2008, Irvine California.  
  • Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Turnarounds & REO, Event Chair; Panel Participant: Intercreditor Issues in Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Lecturer: Special Issues With Condo Projects, and Panel Moderator: Working Through a Distressed Commercial Real Estate Loan, October, 2008, Miami, Florida.
  • Distressed Real Estate Symposium , Panel Participant: Distressed Condo Hotels, Miami, Florida, March, 2008 
Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association
  • Dade County Association
  • The Florida Bar
  • Community/Civic Involvement
  • IMPACT, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, former President
  • Friends of Sylvester, University of Miami School of Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center