Awards & Honors
Recognition
Credentials
Our Record of Excellence
Willman & Silvaggio has had a great deal of success in pursuing our clients' interests in an effective, cost-efficient manner. Our attorneys and staff possess a talent for organization and management garnered from years of experience in handling multi-defendant mass tort issues. The defense bar often relies upon Willman & Silvaggio to assume the leadership role in handling these cases on a regional and national scale.
Willman & Silvaggio LLP has the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating of "AV" and is listed in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for insurance defense and environmental litigation. Willman & Silvaggio has also been selected by a consortium of insurance carriers to represent common interests in mass tort litigation as part of a Joint Neutral Defense Initiative.
Martindale-Hubbell
AV Preeminent® Rating
The highest possible peer review rating, reflecting the highest levels of legal ability and ethical standards.
A.M. Best
Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys
Listed as top-tier defense counsel in the prestigious guide relied upon by insurance companies nationwide.
Martindale-Hubbell
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Recognized for excellence in insurance defense and environmental litigation.
Insurance Carrier Consortium
Joint Neutral Defense Initiative
Selected by a consortium of carriers to represent common interests in mass tort litigation.
Case Law
Landmark Case Law
Our attorneys have played a critical role in the development of important case law that has positively impacted our clients' interests. Willman & Silvaggio served as lead defense counsel in briefing and arguing seminal decisions on causation in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania decision on statute of limitations, and the Ohio decision interpreting Ohio's supplier statute.
These decisions have shaped the legal landscape for toxic tort and mass tort defense across multiple jurisdictions, establishing precedents that continue to benefit our clients today.
Seminal Decisions
Our Approach
Client Advocacy
Settlement & Litigation
Willman & Silvaggio attorneys have a history of resolving cases according to the best interests of our clients. Whether this requires an amicable settlement or contentious litigation, we have the means to handle the situation. Our attorneys are respected among the bars in which they practice.
Industry Leadership
We understand that we can best serve our clients by assuming a leadership role not only in preparing and trying individual cases, but in the business world among the professionals in the industries we serve — publishing articles in influential publications that address the issues our clients face.
Continuous Improvement
Willman & Silvaggio always strives to improve on our standard of excellence by following current trends and developments in our practice areas. Through a determined work ethic, an experienced staff, and an advanced resource system, our goal is to serve our clients' needs in the best manner available.
An article by Willman & Silvaggio attorneys appeared in the April 2005 edition of Best's Review, addressing new legislation that affected the issue of joint and several liability.
“Experience. Knowledge. Results.”
Willman & Silvaggio LLP — Pittsburgh, PA