Samuel W. "Sam" Silver

Amy Stern is a Partner with the law firm of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg & Gifford P.C. , having joined the firm in 1995. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Montgomery Bar Association. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the Montgomery Bar Association and past Chair of the Family Law Section Mediation Committee. Ms. Stern's work focuses primarily on estate planning and estate administration law, domestic relations law and family mediation. She is certified in F...

Peter Amuso's legal journey was inspired by his grandfather, whose legacy deeply influenced his career choices. Pursuing higher education with an Army ROTC Scholarship, Peter graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University in 1994. He then attended Harvard Law School, earning his degree with honors in 1997, before serving overseas as an active duty Army officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. During his time in the JAG Corps, Peter notably worked on a defense team that successfull...

Lauren Hoye is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor Law - Union. Lauren practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Lauren Hoye since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lauren Hoye is held by other lawyers.

Jeffery A. Dailey is a founding partner of Dailey LLP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Before co-founding the firm in 2019, Jeff practiced for nearly two decades at Akin, where he served as a partner. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, complex business disputes , arbitration , and internal investigations involving mergers and acquisitions , shareholder and investor disputes , and claims between businesses and their clients. Throughout his career, Jeff has represented accounting firm...

Jay regularly represents clients in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation matters and related fiduciary and tax concerns. Jay has extensive experience with qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans. He represents clients before the IRS, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He has extensive experience handling the employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, the fiduciary issues pertaining to plan assets, and other comm...

As head of the Business Law Department at Gawthrop Greenwood, Michael F. Merlie concentrates his practice in the areas of finance, secured transactions (including creditors’ rights), mergers, acquisitions, admiralty/maritime law, real estate law and startup businesses. Representing institutional, corporate and entrepreneurial clients in a wide variety of business matters, his experience includes negotiating and documenting mergers, acquisitions and real estate transactions. He has also ...

Paul J. Greco is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Paul J. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Paul J. Greco since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Paul J. Greco is held by other...

Eric D. Freed is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Eric D. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Eric D. Freed since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Eric D. Freed is held by other lawyers.

For more than 40 years, Bernard Smalley, Sr. has devoted his legal career to advocating on behalf of victims of corporate or professional negligence. He has secured for his client’s scores of seven-figure recoveries through his combination of intellect, perceptiveness, and warmth. As a young man, Mr. Smalley cut hair in his father’s West Philadelphia barber shop, where he met William H. Hastie, the first African-American to become Chief Judge of a Federal Court of Appeals in the U...

Arthur R. Armstrong is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Arthur R. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Arthur R. Armstrong since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Arthur R. Armstrong is held by other lawyers.