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Michigan - 1988
Ohio - 1984
New York - 1982 |
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PETER R. SILVERMAN is a partner in the litigation practice group in the Toledo, Ohio office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. His principal area of practice is commercial litigation. He has substantial experience in a number of specialty areas, including franchising, alternative dispute resolution, intellectual property, and antitrust.
Mr. Silverman is an active arbitrator and mediator. Since 1985, he has been a member in good standing of the National Roster of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association. He has served on the neutral panel for the Northern District of Ohio since its inception. He teaches seminars nationwide and writes widely on alternative dispute resolution. He blogs on franchise dispute resolution at http://www.bluemaumau.org/blog/peter_silverman_0.
In 2010 and two prior years, Franchise Times® recognized him as one of the nation's top 100 franchise lawyers. Best Lawyers lists him as one of America's best franchise, alternative dispute resolution and commercial litigation lawyers, and he is recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers in the franchise law category. He is an appointed member of the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the ABA Forum on Franchising, a member of the IFA/CPR Franchise Mediation Program Steering Committee, and the Ohio Legaline counsel for the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers. He is a member of the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall Of Fame, awarded by the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University, for his work in helping business owners start and grow their businesses.
PUBLICATIONS
"Can We Resolve Franchise Disputes Faster, Cheaper, and Better?" S. Fedder, J. Lande and P. Silverman, LJN Franchising Business & Law Alert (July 2010): 1-3.
"Mediating Franchise Disputes" (co-authorship), American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Fall 2009.
The Client's Guide to Mediation and Arbitration: The Strategy for Winning. American Bar Association, 2008
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=1620388.
"Amended FTC Franchise Rule Affects Franchisees: Right of Franchise Association Disclosure Takes Effect in '08." The Franchisee Voice, Winter 2008.
"Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee: The Lure of Floating Forum Selection Clauses." Franchise Law Journal (Fall 2007): 119-24.
"FTC Rule Revision Benefits Independent Franchisee Associations." The Franchisee Voice, Summer 2007.
"A Step-by-Step Look at Dispute Resolution," in Inside the Minds: Mediation and Arbitration Best Practices (Boston: Aspatore Books, 2007).
"Franchise Brokers: Buyer Beware." LJN Franchising Business & Law Alert (March 2006): 12:6.
"47 Litigation Writing Rules." ABA Section of Litigation, The Woman Advocate, Fall 2005.
"Forty-Five Litigation Writing Rules." Ohio Lawyer, May/June 2005.
"43 Litigation Writing Rules." TBA News, January 2005.
"What's in a name? Just the essence of a franchise system." Indus Journal (October 2003): B10.
"Court decision gives franchisees hope in termination battles." Indus Journal (June 2003): 11.
PRESENTATIONS
"Formation of the ADR Clause," International Association of Defense Counsel, June 9, 2010.
"The New Wave of Dispute Resolution," American Bar Association Forum on Franchising teleseminar, May 26, 2010.
"Best Practices for Dispute Resolution," International Association of Franchisees and Dealers, May 10, 2010.
"ADR is Not an Impulse Item," Cincinnati Bar Association, September, 2009.
"Mediating Franchise Disputes," ABA Forum on Franchising, 2009 Annual Program, and ABA teleseminar, December, 2009.
"Mediation and Arbitration: Strategies for Winning," presented to Association of Corporate Counsel, Central Ohio Chapter, November, 2008.
"Antitrust Guidelines for Trade Associations," presented to National Association of Credit Management, November, 2008. |
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