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Kenneth F. Silver 
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Partner
phone (248) 335-5000
fax (248) 335-3346
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Kenneth F. Silver is a partner at Hertz Schram and the lawyer primarily responsible for the firm's Real Estate and Probate Administration Practice Groups. He regularly represents buyers, sellers, developers and lenders of commercial real estate with respect to purchase and sale transactions, development, syndication and financing. He has represented a multitude of clients in a broad range of transactions from the sale of small industrial buildings to the development of a one million square feet retail shopping mall, to the development of a 450 unit residential condominium. Mr. Silver is also very experienced in litigating real estate and land use issues on behalf of developers, contractors and lenders. He is also a well known and recognized probate practitioner specializing in contested will and trust matters.

Finally, Mr. Silver is a well-known and recognized mediator and arbitrator. He arbitrates and mediates regularly for the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and is a charter-approved mediator for the Oakland County Circuit Court Facilitation Project. He has taught a survey course for the Masters in Dispute Resolution program at Wayne State University. He has written and lectured on dispute resolution issues for the State Bar of Michigan and the Oakland County Bar Association.

Kenneth F. Silver is a 1979 graduate of the University of Michigan (with high distinction), a 1983 graduate of the Wayne State University Law School and a member of the part time adjunct faculty at Wayne State University. He is a periodic lecturer on real estate and probate topics for the Institute of Continuing Education and the National Business Institute. He currently holds an AV rating with the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory for preeminent legal ability while demonstrating the highest ethical standards in his practice.

Areas of Practice:
Real Estate (development, sales, acquisitiions, syndications)
Probate (will contests, trust contests)
Litigation Percentage:
30% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1983
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1983
Education:
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1983
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Moot Court Executive Board, Student Board of Govenors


University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1979
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With High Distinction
Major:  History


Published Works:
Mediation Shmediation, (A Recent Conversation with an Annoyed Sceptic),, Laches Magazine, June, 1998


Limited Liability Companies: The New Entity of Choice?, Building Business & Apartment Management, October, 1996


The New Real Estate Transfer Affidavit, Building Business & Apartment Management, May, 1996


Wetlands Update, Building Business & Apartment Management, April, 1996


Overtime for Resident Managers, Building Business & Apartment Management, November, 1995


Delirium v. Dementia, Oakland County Bar Association, October, 1995


Getting the Judgment Was the Easy Part, Building Business & Apartment Management, September, 1995


Property Managers Beware, Recent Changes to the Michigan Occupational Code Fail to Address Licensing Requirements, August, 1995


What to Do When the IRS Is LookingFor Someone Else, Building Business & Apartment Management, May, 1995


Using Mediation to Reduce Legal Expenses, Building Business & Apartment Management, May, 1994


Representative Clients:
Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services, Inc.
The Sachse Contstruction & Development Corp.
Ari-El Enterprises, Inc
The Snowden Companies
CranBrook Management
G Fisher Construction
The Morgan Group
The Huntington Bank
Synergy Brands, Inc
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Michigan Probate-Beyond the Basics, National Business Institute, 1997


Estate Planning and Probate for Legal Assistants in Michigan, IPE, 1998


Title Law, National Business Institute, 1998


Title Law in Michigan, 2003


Trust and Estate Issues in Real Estate, Homeward Bound series sponsored by the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, 2005


Real Estate Issues in Probate, 2005


Financing Issues, 2005


Michigan Title Law, 2007


Estate Adminstration Procedures, 2008


Honors and Awards:
A/V Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan, 1985 - 2008
Member - Probate and Real Property Section


State Bar of Michigan, 2005 - 2008
Member - Environmental Law Section


Oakland County Bar Association
Member - Real Estate Committee and Probate Committee


Oakland County Bar Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Member - (Past Chairman)


Michigan Association of Home Builders
Member


Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan
Member


International Council of Shopping Centers


Past Employment Positions:
Silver & Associates, Principal, 1999 - Present


Silver, Gould, Eizelman, Zoller, Upfal, Bean & Jackier, Partner, 1989 - 1995


Silver, Roth & Silver, Partner, 1987 - 1989


Simon, Deitch, Siefman, Tucker & Friedman P.C., Associate Attorney, 1983 - 1987


Pro Bono Activities:
Mediator, Oakland Mediation Center, 1996 - Present
Mediator, Oakland County Circuit Court Facilitation Project
Past Director, Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
Ancillary Businesses:
The Deal Gateway Entrepeneur and Investor Forum