Steven B. Silverman

Steven B. Silverman, a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation Department, practices civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial litigation. Steve is also co-chair of the firm’s Technology Group. Steve handles business disputes involving such areas as trade secret theft and restrictive employment covenants, particularly in the context of the computer, software and high technology industries.

Steve’s technology practice encompasses counseling a diverse array of clients ranging from software developers and consultants to web hosting companies. Steve has handled matters involving internet advertising claims, copyright infringements, licensing and various e-commerce issues. Steve has also written and lectured on these topics for many groups. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2006, 2007 and 2008 in the Information Technology Law category and named a 2006 and 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the Civil Litigation Defense Category. His article “Protect Your Trade Secret!” was published in PA Manufacturer, a publication of Pennsylvania’s industrial resource centers.

For several years, Steve served as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Administration, teaching a course entitled “Labor and Employment Issues in the High Tech Workplace.”

Steve’s litigation practice also includes handling cases under ERISA, contract disputes, construction cases, zoning and land use matters and in collection actions.

Steve has successfully tried jury and non-jury trials in both state and federal courts. He has argued cases before both the Pennsylvania Superior and Commonwealth appellate courts. Steve is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Steve is a member of the Pennsylvania, Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. He also served as a Barrister in the University of Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

Steve graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was a recipient of a University Merit Scholarship and served as a Managing Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Journal of Law and Commerce. Steve is also a graduate with honors from Franklin and Marshall College.

Recently published article: Preserving Electronic Data: Your Rights and Obligations in an Increasingly Paperless World, as published in the Pittsburgh TEQ magazine, April 2007.

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