US News & World Report names Stephen J. Silverberg Best Lawyers 2022 in elder law – Community News

Stephen J. Silverberg, Esq., CELA named Best Lawyers 2022 in Senior Citizenship Law

For the eighth year in a row, Stephen J. Silverberg was selected by his peers in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Elder Law. Since its first publication in 1983, Best Lawyers has been widely recognized as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Lawyers on America’s Best Lawyers list are broken down by geographic region and practice area. They are reviewed by their peers based on their technical expertise and subjected to an authentication process to ensure that they are in current practice and in good standing.

Silverberg has been on the Super Lawyer New York Metro List since 2007 and has an AV Preeminent (5 out of 5) rating, the highest possible award from Martindale-Hubbell. He is also a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) awarded to him by the National Elder Law Foundation as authorized by the American Bar Association.

Although the test began in 1993, there are fewer than 520 CELAs in the United States. Silverberg is a graduate of Hartwick College and Brooklyn Law School. He has been a member of both New York and Florida bars for over forty years.

Silverberg is a nationally recognized leader in estate and tax planning, estate and trust management, asset preservation planning, and senior citizens’ law. He is a past president of the prestigious National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

In 2003 he was named a NAELA Fellow, the highest distinction that NAELA “lawyers…. whose careers have focused on senior law and who have distinguished themselves through both exceptional contributions to meeting the needs of older Americans and their commitment to the Academy. “

Silverberg is also a past president and member of the New York State Chapter of NAELA.

In addition, Stephen J. Silverberg, PC has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the best law firm since 2015.