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TUCKER ARENSBERG ATTORNEY NOMINATED TO SERVE ON
THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD FOR NON-UNION COUNTY EMPLOYEES
PITTSBURGH -- Steven B.
Silverman, an attorney with the law firm Tucker Arensberg, P.C., has been
appointed to serve on the Allegheny County Civil Service Board.
The Board holds hearings and adjudicates personnel matters when employment
related issues or disputes arise involving non-union County employees. Steve is
one of 3 members of the Board and will serve a three year term.
Silverman is a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation Department and practices
civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial litigation. He 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. He also
advises corporations and individuals on various employment matters.
Silverman's technology practice encompasses counseling a diverse array of
clients ranging from software developers and consultants to web hosting
companies. Silverman has handled matters involving internet advertising claims,
copyright infringements, licensing and various e-commerce issues. He has also
written and lectured on these topics for many groups. He was recently selected
by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006 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, Silverman 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. He has an AV
rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest rating for
legal ability and ethical standards awarded by this national directory of
lawyers.
Tucker Arensberg is a 60-attorney law firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with
offices in Moon Township and Harrisburg. The firm concentrates in general
business law practice, banking, insolvency and creditors' rights, estates and
trusts, litigation, technology and intellectual property, environmental law,
labor and employment, health care, real estate, government relations, school and
municipal law and workers' compensation. For more information on the firm,
please visit www.tuckerlaw.com.
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March 2007
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