With more than 20 years of trial experience, Jay Silver concentrates his practice on commercial litigation and intellectual property. During Mr. Silver's career, he has litigated a variety of multi-million dollar cases across the country. He represents clients in a broad spectrum of copyright, patent, trademark and licensing cases. He regularly prosecutes and defends clients in a variety of trade secret and software development issues. His experience also includes extensive representation of financial institutions in defense of lender liability and ERISA fiduciary issues.
Mr. Silver has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation in 2010 and the three years immediately preceding. He is listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Litigation Law. In addition, he was listed as a North Carolina "Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation law by SuperLawyers magazine every year since 2006. Mr. Silver was also recognized as one of North Carolina's leading litigation attorneys in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in 2009. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional & Community Activities
Hope Elementary School, Board of Directors
North Carolina Bar Association, Member of Local Rules Committee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina and Past Member of Administration of Justice Task Force and Appellate Rules Committee
Self Help Credit Union, Board of Directors (1992-2009)
Wake Education Partnership, Chair, Board of Directors (2008-2009)
