Peter M. Silver received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with honors in 1984 and his J.D. from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1987. Peter has been practicing in the area of workers’ compensation defense since 1987. Peter brings considerable experience to bear on a growing need in subrogation and workers’ compensation defense matters - Medicare Secondary Payer liability, coordinating with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Medicare Set-Asides. Peter also has considerable experience in handling workers' compensation subrogation matters under Wis. Stat. § 102.29. Peter is AV rated from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating available.

Peter represents the workers’ compensation defense needs of self-insured employers, insurance carriers and third-party administrators throughout Wisconsin and has successfully appeared and litigated before every Administrative Law Judge with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and has handled countless appeals before the Labor and Industry Review Commission (“LIRC”), Wisconsin Circuit Courts and Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Peter joined MWL in as an associate attorney in 2010 and brings a great deal to the already-formidable insurance experience at MWL. He has been hired as an expert witness for both applicants and the defense on workers’ compensation bad faith cases and is a frequent lecturer and speaker at seminars around the state, including appearing for Lorman Education Services, PESI and the Wisconsin State Bar.

Peter utilizes a vast resource of medical and vocational experts that he has developed a good working relationship with in order to build honest and credible defenses to claims. He knows many of these experts on both a professional and personal basis. Peter also fits in well with the mind set and philosophy of insurance litigation at MWL by employing creative, “out-of-the-box” solutions and techniques in his practice. He has many years of experience in crafting unique settlements favorable to the respondent, both limited compromises and full and final compromises. He believes no two claims are alike so no two settlements should be alike. Peter utilizes annuity and structured settlements when called for, getting his clients the most leverage possible for their claim dollars.