Practice Areas:

Real Estate; Environmental Law; Corporate; Banking;

Target Clients:

Small Corporations, Financial Institutions, Real Estate Developers, Municipalities

Background/Education:

Mr. Silver was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. He holds a B.A., with honors, from Michigan State University (1982); and his J.D, with honors, from the University of Detroit (1985). He was former in-house counsel with Sterling Bank from 1985-1990 and NBD Bank from 1990-1995.

Expertise

Brownfield Redevelopment, Financial Transactions, Complex Real Estate Transactions, Economic Redevelopment and Commercial Transactions.

Mr. Silver is listed as one of Michigan's "Super Lawyers" in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Professional Activities/Interests:

Mr. Silver is the author of "Industrial Redevelopment," Michigan Bar Journal, October, 1994; "Can We Still Use This Property as Collateral," Michigan Lawyer's Weekly, January 1993. He is a frequent speaker on environmental law and a major Contributor to 1995 Public Act No. 71 and other environmental laws.

Mr. Silver's other interests include Special Counsel to Downriver Area Brownfield Consortium; Member, Michigan Underground Storage Tank Stakeholder Group; and Chairman, Michigan Bankers Association, Environmental Affairs Committee, 1994-1995.

Memberships/Associations:

Counsel to Downriver Area Consortium, Associate Member of the Service Station Dealers of America/National Coalition of Petroleum Retailers and Allied Trades Association of Michigan; Michigan Bar Association; member of the Board of Directors of Global Food Bank Group, Inc., a non profit organization, attempting to alleviate hunger in Wayne County, Michigan.

Reported Cases

The Cities of Romulus and Taylor vs. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality