Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP

Steven M. Silverberg is a seasoned litigator and first-chair trial attorney with a focus on matters in federal courts. He routinely litigates employment actions and complex commercial and business disputes on behalf of clients in the media, hospitality, healthcare, and financial services industries, as well as municipal entities, transportation authorities, and law enforcement agencies.

Steve has a breadth of experience handling high-value and high-profile impact litigation and frequently represents prominent public figures and institutions, including public sector clients, in cases that receive national media attention. He zealously executes litigation strategies that simultaneously achieve positive results in the courtroom and favorably portray his clients in the press. At the same time, Steve appreciates the importance of negotiated resolutions where possible and has settled more than 200 matters in advance of trial.

A leading voice on civil rights and Fourth Amendment litigation, Steve has defended public officials in hundreds of federal cases involving wrongful arrest, excessive force, overturned conviction, and other high-stakes claims—often where government policies and practices themselves are on trial. His experience, along with bylines in the New York Law Journal and Bloomberg Law and his teaching at Rutgers University, has established him as a trusted authority on litigation and strategy in this field.

Steve spent seven years with the Office of the Corporation Counsel for the City of New York. As an assistant unit chief in the Special State Law Enforcement Defense Unit, he provided comprehensive oversight for more than 450 actively litigated civil matters. He also served as an assistant corporation counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division, where he served as lead counsel for over 150 cases in federal court.

He previously served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and as a congressional intern for the Honorable Russ Carnahan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri.

Steve is also an educator. He has served as an adjunct professor at the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice, and he has taught CLE courses on trial presentation and settlement negotiations. Steve was named a Rising Star by the New York Law Journal in 2023.

Steve is admitted to practice before the following courts: Bar of the State of New York; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York; and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Steve received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where he graduated cum laude. He also served as Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Associate Notes and Comments Editor.