Welsh & Recker

Partner

Mr. Silver, a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, is best known as a go-to trial lawyer who can and will take any matter into a courtroom. Recently named Litigator of the Week by Law.com, Sam has “excellent instincts and presentation skills”, and in addition to handling his caseload he is regularly asked to teach on trial-related issues. He is also widely known for his often-high-profile pro bono cases, which have included several capital and non-capital homicide cases.

Mr. Silver has tried to verdict a variety of cases; he concentrates on representing global manufacturers of products in litigation and product safety matters. He has litigated disputes about intellectual property, healthcare, securities, banking and insurance coverage and more. He has also litigated restrictive covenants and theft of trade secrets claims in the context of departing employees. He has extensive experience representing members of the equestrian sport in a wide variety of matters, including defending them against charges brought by the sport’s governing bodies.

Mr. Silver is committed to pro bono work and capital case representation in particular. His accomplishments include successful retrials of two separate death-condemned inmates before juries, both cases resulting in unanimous verdicts for the defense. In its piece on the Anthony Wright case, Rolling Stone called Sam a “powerhouse trial attorney.”

His work also includes serving as an adjunct faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and teaching trial advocacy and other courses for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA).

University of Pennsylvania Inn of Court, member American Law Institute, Member American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow Prisoner Civil Rights Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, co-coordinator

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1989 Middlebury College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1986