Attorneys Avery Strachan and Jason Wasserman are Named Partners at Silverman Thompson

Silverman Thompson is pleased to announce that attorneys Avery Strachan and Jason T. Wasserman have been elected to the Partnership at the firm.

“Avery and Jason have distinguished themselves by their talent, work ethic, and legal acumen. They have already made meaningful contributions to our clients and we are confident they will make all of us and our firm better.” said Managing Partner, Steven D. Silverman.

Avery Strachan (Real Estate Law) has extensive experience handling matters related to the ownership, development and operation of real estate including, but not limited to, management, leasing, construction and litigation for all types of residential, retail, office, industrial, hospitality and mixed-used projects. Ms. Strachan has represented some of the most premier commercial and residential property management companies in the State, many of which have a national presence. She also has experience in business entity formation, homeowners’ association formation and governance, and general corporate and contract matters. Ms. Strachan has been recognized as one of Maryland’s “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers Magazine. She was appointed to the Character Committee for the Sixth Appellate Circuit (Baltimore) of the Court of Appeals of Maryland in January of 2014, has served on the Executive Council for the Bar Association of Baltimore City since 2007 and was elected as a Fellow of the Baltimore Bar Foundation in June of 2009. Ms. Strachan received her law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2000, where she was a member of the legal honor society, Phi Delta Phi.

Jason T. Wasserman (Civil Litigation) concentrates his practice in the area of complex civil litigation in state and federal Courts in Maryland, Washington D.C., and on a National level. He has served as lead counsel in numerous high value injury and death cases throughout the country. He also has significant experience in professional and medical malpractice litigation. In addition to Mr. Wasserman’s work representing injury victims, he also represents numerous local and national corporations and insurance companies in the defense of personal injury, mass tort, toxic tort, and product liability claims. Since 2010, Mr. Wasserman has been named annually in Maryland’s Super Lawyers list of “Rising Stars” and in 2015, he was recognized as a “Super Lawyer.” Mr. Wasserman was also recognized by The National Trial Lawyers organization three times as one of Nation’s “Top 40 Under 40” Trial Lawyers and he is a 2015 recipient of the “Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award for the State of Maryland” by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys. He is an active leader in the Bar Association for Baltimore City, presently Chairs its Technology Committee, and was former Chair of its Young Lawyer’s Divisions. Additionally, Mr. Wasserman is heavily involved with the Defense Research Institute (DRI), where he is a current Chair on the Products Liability Committee, Maryland State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Wasserman received his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2004.