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Steve Silverman has over 30 years of experience representing individuals and businesses in complex disputes. Prior to co-founding Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen, and Levine, P.L., Steve served as Chair of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, and as co-founder of the Distressed Asset Group at Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan, and Berlin.

Steve also has extensive experience litigating multi-party cases in federal and state courts in Florida and nationwide. Steve has served as counsel to receivers in large, complex, failed financial institution litigations and asset recovery investigations. He also litigates lender liability claims, claims relating to membership interest rights, all aspects of real property litigation; and complex class action cases.

In addition to his complex litigation practice, Steve is also an experienced appellate lawyer, having handled dozens of appeals in both state and federal courts, both crafting briefs and delivering oral arguments.

Steve also heads Kluger Kaplan’s Electronic Discovery Group, following the latest trends and case law in electronic discovery issues at both the state and federal levels.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, 27th Floor
    Miami, FL 33131
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, The Florida Bar

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Real Estate
Awards:
  • Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2009 & 2011
  • The Best of the Bar, South Florida Business Journal, Complex Commercial Litigation, 2005
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • American Jurisprudence Book Award, Contract Law
  • Award of Distinction, Society of Wig and Robe
  • Best Brief Award, Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition
  • Finalist, Most Effective Lawyer in Business Litigation, Daily Business Review, 2012
  • Litigation Department of the Year, Real Estate Litigation, Daily Business Review, 2013
  • Tier 1 Ranking in the 2014 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms" in Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate
  • Member, 11th Judicial Circuit Court Complex Business Litigation Committee
  • America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers USA, 2007 - 2018
  • Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News and World Report, Commercial Litigation, 2013-2021
  • Super Lawyers Business Edition, 2011-2016
  • Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008-2019
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance

Publications

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