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Address
116 Ottawa Avenue N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 (Kent Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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(Main Office) Silver & Van Essen, P.C. specializes in business litigation. Its founders, Lee T. Silver and Douglas W. Van Essen, were previously partners in large, full-service firms where they specialized in business litigation. They believed that the best way to deliver high quality and efficient legal services was to form a firm that did one thing (business litigation) and did it well. This belief has resulted in a firm that is comprised exclusively of aggressive trial lawyers with excellent reputations who are dedicated to providing personal service, minimizing litigation costs, and finding practical and creative solutions to clients' problems. Statement of PracticeCommercial Litigation, Breach of Contract, Shareholder and Partnership Disputes, Fraud, Covenants not to Compete, Trade Secrets, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Business Torts, RICO, Real Estate Disputes, Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Construction Litigation, Trust and Estate Litigation, Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors, Employment Litigation, Lender Liability, Professional Malpractice, Municipal Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, and all types of Business Litigation. Firm Size: 3
Representative Clients:GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
URS Corporation
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
Goodrich Quality Theaters, Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
David A. Noyes & Company
By-Pas International Corporation
Ottawa County.
Lee T. Silver (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, April 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Redlands (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Omicrom Delta Kappa; Order of the National Barristers. Member, National Moot Court Team. First Place, Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Glenn D. Peters Fellowship. Teaching Assistantship, Appellate Advocacy, Indiana University School of Law, 1984. Co-Author: "Lender Liability: In Search of Good Faith and Fair Dealing," Vol. XI, Issue 3, The Michigan Business Law Journal, July, 1988. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Member: Grand Rapids (Past Chair, Bench/Bar Committee; Past Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee; Court Liaison Committee and Finance Committee) and American Bar Associations (Member, Litigation and Business Law Sections); American Inns of Court (Past Executive Committee Member); International Society of Primerus Law Firms (Past President, Grand Rapids Chapter); State Bar of Michigan; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. Selected, Michigan Super Lawyer, 2007 and 2008. (Also Of Counsel, Stenger & Stenger, P.C.). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Business Torts; Real Estate Litigation; Shareholder and Partnership Disputes; Fraud; Antitrust; Securities Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secrets; Construction Litigation; Lender Liability; Employment Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Employment Law; Sexual Harassment.Email: Lee T. Silver
Douglas W. Van Essen (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1978); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1981). Guest Lecturer, Vermont School of Law. General Counsel, Ottawa County, 1982-1990. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also Of Counsel, Stenger & Stenger, P.C.). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Municipal Law.Email: Douglas W. Van Essen
——————————Aaron M. Halvas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Boston University School of Law; Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 2000-2001. Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. F. Daniel Gettelfinger and Hon. G. Thomas Gray. Member: Oakland County and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Intellectual Property); American Intellectual Property Law Association.
OF COUNSELPhillip S. Stenger (Of Counsel) born Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, September 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A. in Accountancy, 1985); Wayne State University (J.D., 1988); Grand Valley State University (Masters of Science in Taxation, 1992). Member, National Association of Credit Management. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. (Also Member, Stenger & Stenger, P.C.).
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