Louis M. Silber is a Partner in the firm of Silber & Davis. Mr. Silber graduated from the University of Maryland where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Silber was an Assistant State Attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County. Subsequently, Mr. Silber became a member of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri and Roth law firm. Within a very short time, he became a partner with that firm. In 1983, Mr. Silber and Barbara Pariente formed the firm of Pariente & Silber, P.A., which lasted until 1993, when Judge Pariente was appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal by Governor Lawton Chiles, and was later appointed to the Florida Supreme Court. Mr. Silber is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.
Mr. Silber has been a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since 1983 and is also Board Certified as a Business Litigation Lawyer, being re-certified in both areas every five years. He is a member of the Florida Justice Association, the American Justice Association (EAGLE Sponsor) and has served on its Board of Directors. He also is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Palm Beach Justice Association. Mr. Silber is a frequent lecturer for these organizations.
Mr. Silber specializes in commercial litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, consumer litigation, class actions and personal injury. Mr. Silber has been awarded the Palm Beach County Civil Litigation Pro Bono Award, the Palm Beach County Property Pro Bono Award for his work in foreclosure litigation for homeowners, the Top Litigator Award from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Planned Parenthood Special Advocacy of Women Award, and was the first male to receive the Susan B. Anthony Award. Mr. Silber presently serves on the Senior Judge Qualification Committee and is Vice Chair of the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission.