Prior to, and during college, I frequently worked in numerous small businesses, including my father’s manufacturing operation in Jamaica, New York, learning the ins and outs of each segment of those businesses and how they operated. In my father’s factory, I saw first hand the struggles and successes that my father experienced as a small business owner, and it was my desire to help him in every way possible. That desire was the seed that led me to law school.
Unlike most attorneys however, after law school before engaging in private practice as an attorney, I used my business and legal education to fulfill my entrepreneurial goals. I commenced my professional career in real estate, both in sales as an agent, and in development where I managed several real estate projects. During this time, I engaged in the creation and operation of a small lobbying firm and a small video distribution operation.
A downturn in the economy led me to private practice, and in 2008, I began my legal career working at a boutique law firm in New York, specializing in bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and corporate law. As counsel to many bankruptcy trustees and receivers, I operated, liquidated and reorganized many businesses. I spent a great deal of time representing creditors (both secured and unsecured) with their efforts to make claims in bankruptcy proceedings and recover assets through collection and judgment enforcement proceedings. In the corporate department, my practice included, among other things, business formation, business purchase and sale, and contract review and drafting.
After eight years in private practice, I took a position as Vice President of Operations and General Counsel to a small cosmetics manufacturer and distributor. At the cosmetics company, I employed many lessons learned from my past experiences, both legal and non-legal, to help usher the cosmetics company out of a bankruptcy and into rehabilitation of its brand and market share. As Vice President of Operations, I was in charge of the company’s human resources, payroll and manufacturing and distribution efforts. As General Counsel, I would routinely advise the company’s Chief Executive Officer on proactive business and legal strategies and defenses, as well as, managed outside litigation counsel, and reviewed, negotiated and drafted contracts.
Silverman Law was born out of the lessons learned over my experiences through the years working in almost every aspect of a business. It is these lessons and experiences that fuel my desire and passion to help every business grow and succeed. I will be the trusted advisor for Your business and legal challeneges.
I am the graduate of: The George Washington University with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Corporate Finance; Hofstra University’s School of Law with concentrated studies in Business Law, Tax and Bankruptcy and was published in the Family Courts Review; and University of Miami’s Business School with a Masters of Business Administration in Finance.