Attorney Profile

Steven D. Silin

Steven Silin

Berman & Simmons PA
129 Lisbon Street, PO Box 961
Lewiston, ME 04243
Contact Contact Steven D. Silin
T: 207-784-3576
F: 207-784-7699

Visit: www.bermansimmons.com
Practice areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (60%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice (40%)

Profile

Steven D. Silin specializes in claims involving serious personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability.  He has successfully resolved hundreds of cases and obtained some of the largest jury verdicts in Maine.  He was selected as "Maine's Personal Injury Litigator of the Year" for 2009 by Best Lawyers in America.  He was appointed chairperson of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure from 2005 through 2008.  Steven has been a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 2002.  He is a Past President of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association and is AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Selected to:

New England Super Lawyers 2009
New England Super Lawyers 2008
New England Super Lawyers 2007

About Steven Silin

Admitted: 1982, Maine

Professional Webpage: www.bermansimmons.com/bio-prog.php?id=9

Honors and Awards: "Maine's Personal Injury Litigator of the Year 2009" by Best Lawyers in America; Recognized by Benchmark as a "Local Litigation Star"; ranked in band 1 General Commercial Litigation Chambers & Partners USA
Bar/Professional Activity: Maine State Bar Association; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Chairperson Maine Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure 2005-2008; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Board of Governors, Maine Trial Lawyers Association 1992; President 2001-2002; Fellow, Maine Bar Foundation
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: "Mild Head Trauma Cases: Proving the Neuropsychological Injury"; "Representing Eggshell Plaintiffs and Others with Preexisting Conditions or Injuries Post Lovely"; "Tort Law: Maximizing Recovery Before Suit"; "Discovery: Strategy and Other Considerations"; "Understanding Strict Products Liability: Back To The Future"
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