Mr. Silverstein has been certified as a Florida Supreme Court Circuit-Civil mediator since 1994, and has since been certified as an appellate mediator and qualified arbitrator.  He has devoted himself to the process of resolving both private and court-ordered disputes through the mediation process. He will diligently and unconditionally exhaust all possible measures to facilitate fair, reasonable, and acceptable compromises on behalf of disputing parties.

Through the dynamic process of mediation, Mr. Silverstein provides adversaries the opportunity, forum, and resources to thoroughly consider various creative alternatives to litigation in order to resolve their disputes on their own terms. Mediation has proven to be a smart and cost-effective means to effect closure while retaining control over the outcome of a disputed matter.   Hundreds of parties and their counsel have benefited from Mr. Silverstein's mediation skills in achieving settlement. 

Mr. Silverstein also serves as an arbitrator for private and court-ordered disputes, with panels administered through the American Arbitration Association, the American Health Law Association, and the Florida and federal courts.  Arbitration serves to conclude the dispute when the parties are unable to compromise and reach settlement on their own through mediation.  Mediation is not a condition precedent to arbitration.  Arbitrated decisions are as binding as final judgments in litigated proceedings, and usually more streamlined, efficient, and cost effective.  Mr. Silverstein's vast commercial litigation experience provides significant insight and weight to his role as a decision-maker for commercial arbitrations.

Mr. Silverstein is double board certified in Civil Trial Law and Business LItigation lawyer by the Florida Bar.  He is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia.

• J.D. - Stetson University College of Law,1982
• B.A. - Stetson University, 1980
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, 1994
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator, 2025
• Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator, 2026
• Florida Bar Board Certified, Civil Trial, 1994
• Florida Bar Board Certified, Business LItigation, 1996
• Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation/Advance Mediation Training, 2007 (Cambridge)
• NADN Advanced Mediation Training: 2012 (Boston); 2019 (Seattle); 2022 (Atlanta) 
• ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Institute, 2025 (Denver) 
• The Florida Bar ADR Mentoring Academy, Advanced Mediation Techniques, 2025 (Tampa)
• ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Advanced Mediation & Advocacy Skills Institute, 2025 (Live Webinar)
• Florida Supreme Court Arbitration Training, 2026 (Live Webinar)

• National Adademy of Distinguished Neutrals, Inc., Diplomate
• Florida Adademy of Professional Mediators, Inc.
• New York International Arbitration Center, Inc.
• The Florida Bar ADR Section
• ABA Section on Dispute Resolution/Skills Building and Technology Innovations Committee
• The Florida Bar
  • Board of Governors, 2003-11
    • President's Award for Public Service
    • Chair, Disciplinary Procedures Committee
    • Chair, Communications Committee
    • Executive Committee
  • Journal Editorial Board, 1992-99
  • CLE Committee, 1993-96
  • Trial Lawyers Section
  • Sixth Circuit Fee Arbitration Program, Chair, 1997-2000
  • Pro Bono Service Awards Committee, 2000-10
  • Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, 2010-16; Chair, 2014-15
• William Reece Smith, Jr. Pro Bono Service Award, Stetson University College of Law
• ABA Litigation Section/Subcommittee on Commercial Litigation, Banking, and Business Torts
• The Florida Bar Foundation, Inc., n/k/a FFLA (Funding Florida Legal Aid)
  • Fellow
  • Board Member, 2015-24
  • President, 2023-24
  • Chair, Technology Committee
  • Trustee, Endowment Foundation
• ABA Foundation
• Florida Courts Technology Commission, 2010-21
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• St. Petersburg Bar Association
• Community Law Program, Inc., 1996-2010
• Leadership St. Petersburg, 1987
• Leadership Tampa Bay, 1989

Mediation Session - $750 per hour ($375 per hour, per party, for two-party mediations), or $350 per hour, per party, for 3 or more parties.  

Flat rates for full- or half-days is available upon request.