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Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Lawrence M. Silverman
Two Penn Center Plaza
Suite 910
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 569-0000
Fax: (215) 636-3999
E-mail: lsilverman@sbvlaw.com

Position • Areas of Practice • Litigation • Percentage • Bar Admissions Education • Published Works • Affiliations

Larry Silverman has been a member of the Pennsylvania bar since 1973, having graduated from Temple University School of Law in that year. Larry is the firm's senior litigator. While at Temple, Larry was an editor of the Temple Law Quarterly. Upon graduation from law school, Larry worked for seven years with one of the foremost civil litigators in the Philadelphia area devoting his practice to products liability, medical malpractice and general litigation matters. Upon joining his prior firm in 1979, Larry continued his representation of plaintiffs in similar types of cases but also began representing numerous primary insurers as well as excess carriers in various types of insurance litigation, including catastrophic damage cases arising out of alleged product defects and aviation matters as well as medical negligence, general negligence, asbestos and toxic tort claims. On behalf of primary insurers, Larry has tried dozens of cases before juries including complex product liability, aviation, trucking and bad faith claims as well as general negligence matters and complex coverage disputes spanning the spectrum of coverage litigation. Larry has defended without the need for trial hundreds of other claims. Professionally, Larry is a member of numerous bar associations and professional organizations including the Defense Research Institute and the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Associations of Defense Counsel. He is an active member of several committees of the Philadelphia Bar Association including the Professional Responsibility Committee and is the former Co-Chair of the Professional Guidance Committee. In November, 2002, Larry was appointed by Governor Rendell to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis Task Force, for which has served on numerous subcommittees including the Insurance Subcommittee, of which he is chair.

Current Employment Position(s):: Managing Shareholder

Areas Of Practice:: Litigation & Appeals
Insurance Law
Products Liability Law
Medical Malpractice
Aviation
Toxic Torts
Bad Faith
Trucking

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Pennsylvania, 1973
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1976
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1974 U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2003

Education:: Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1973 J.D.
Law Journal: Editor, Temple Law Quarterly

Temple University, 1969 B.A.

Published Works:: SEC Rule 144: The Development of Objective Standards in the Administrative Process, Temple Law Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 3, Spring, 1972

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Defense Research Institute
Member

Pennsylvania Association of Defense Counsel
Member

Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
Member

Philadelphia Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Committee
Member

Philadelphia Bar Association, Professional Guidance Committee
Former Co-Chair

Birth Information:: 1947