Steven Silverberg

United States

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.

United States