Lawrence M. Silverman

Lawrence M. Silverman is a Partner with Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.  He has been a member of the Pennsylvania bar since 1973, having graduated from Temple University School of Law in that year.  While at Temple, Mr. Silverman was an editor of the Temple Law Quarterly.  Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Silverman worked for seven years with one of the foremost civil litigators in the Philadelphia area, devoting his practice to product liability, medical malpractice and general litigation matters.

In 1979, after joining another firm and becoming a partner, he began his representation of insureds and insurers.  On behalf of primary insurers, Mr. Silverman has tried dozens of cases before juries including complex professional liability suits, construction site bodily injury claims, product liability, aviation, trucking and general negligence matters, many involving death and catastrophic injuries, as well as bad faith claims and complex coverage disputes, spanning the spectrum of coverage litigation.  He has defended, without the need for trial, hundreds of other claims.

Professionally, Mr. Silverman 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 served as a member of Governor Rendell's Medical Malpractice Task Force and as counsel to the Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society.  He is also an active member of several committees of the Philadelphia Bar Association including the Professional Guidance Committee, a committee that provides ethical advice to attorneys.  He is a former Co-Chair of that committee.

Mr. Silverman's current non-legal activities include serving as Chairperson of the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia, ex officio member of the Environmental Advisory Board of Cheltenham Township and President of the Brandywine Valley Australian Shepherd Club where he competes in dog agility and herding competitions with his Australian Shepherd.