During the trial, prosecutors said Silver lied about his work by
claiming none of his clients had business with the state, though he was being lobbied by Glenwood.
According to the indictment, Silver attempted to hide his fraudulent scheme by lying publicly about the nature
of his work,
claiming that
none of his
clients had business before the state when he was in fact successfully being lobbied on state real estate laws by Glenwood Management.
timely responses to communications by email and telephone timely production
of documents especially medical counsel for plaintiffs advising their
clients about early settlement and realistic expectations counsel for defendants advising their
clients to attend mediations with sufficient settlement authority expertise in a particular area
of law posturing and egotism on both sides
claims for punitive damages where
none are warranted under law preparation for significant events such as examinations for discovery and motions accountability for the consequences
of steps taken or delayed unnecessary or defensive crossclaims and third party
claims by defence counsel regional differences (some local bars are more collegial than others)