In law school, Michael developed a passion for oral advocacy and the courtroom. This passion grew as he began practicing law in Philadelphia in 1982. Michael has litigated hundreds of trials and arbitrations and has mediated countless cases throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He presently serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Michael has successfully defended multi-million dollar catastrophic injury cases and has successfully obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of individuals.

Michael served as President of the Albright College Alumni Association from 1990 – 1992 and has been a member and Officer of the Board of Trustees at Albright since 1992. In 1993, Michael was awarded the highest honor bestowed upon a graduate of Albright College, the Jacob Albright Award.

Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyer’s Association

Bar Membership
Pennsylvania, 1982

Court Admissions
Pennsylvania Courts (1982)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1983)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1988)

Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law, 1982,
Editor in Chief, The Writ, The Order of Barristers
Bachelor of Arts, Albright College, 1979 (Economics-English), Editor in Chief, The Albrightian, President of Resident Student Government

Our team of legal professionals specialize in personal injury law including auto & truck accidents, nursing home neglect, brain injury, spinal cord injury, birth injury, cerebral palsy, medical malpractice, premise liability, product liability, workplace injury, wrongful death, and drunk driving. To read more about other members of the Kane & Silverman team, please click on one of the names below:

•Howard Silverman
•Michael Kane
•William Haggerty
•Joseph Monaco
•Michael E. Greenberg
•Jordan Luber
•Helen Staubach
•Eric Keepers
•Brian Yeager
•Randall Justice
•Tannia Carpenter

If you are involved in an accident please call us toll free at 866-484-6992, fill out the online form to the right, or visit one of our three locations in center city Philadelphia, Lancaster or Marlton. If you live outside of Pennsylvania and New Jersey feel free to contact the American Justice Network, a personal injury litigation network that leverages decades of experience and relationships with attorneys to facilitate a connection with the best attorney for you.