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Mark Silber

Metuchen, NJ

Licensed for 48 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Bankruptcy & Debt

Language

English

About

     Mark Silber has decades of experience investigating and trying consumer disputes, including warranty and lemon law matters, home imrpovement and construction cases.  More recently he's turned his attention to bankruptcy, representing both debtors and creditors providing debt relief.  He's a former member of the Board of Directors of Consumers' Union, publisher of Consumer Reports Magazine.  Earlier, he wrote a monthly column called "The Legal Corner" for its predecessor, Consumer Research Magazine.       Mr. Silber is recognized as a consumer law pioneer.  Lawyers from all over the state will refer consumer law cases to him.  With his knowledge and experience, he's now getting referrals to represent small and mid-size contractors who get themselves into trouble for failure to follow home improvement regulations.  Even a couple car dealers are seeking Mr. Silber's representation, finding it's better to be represented by Mark Silber than to be sued by him.       Few things infuse a legal career as much as experience:  experience interviewing people; experience uncovering the facts; experience following the money; experience before juries; experience arguing and reasoning with judges; experience dealing with your adversaries; and most significant, experience negotiating with someone who is adverse to parting with money.  Reading the other side saves cients thousands of dollars in legal fees.  An experienced attorney is able to read the people, read the case, and often predict the outcome to enable his clients to know what to expect and when to expect it, often saving legal fees and wasted days in a court or hearing room.     Mr. Silber believes he may have the only "On-Hold" message playing on his telephone which motivates people to ask to be placed on hold.  While a tad out-dated at the present, the message loop is full of helpful legal business and consumer tips.  His slowly developing website also carries useful tips to help keep the American family out of trouble.  If you take the time to read the reviews, one or two may bring tears to your eyes.  And, for those of you old enough to remember the good old days, when you call the office of Mark R. Silber, you almost always get a real live person taking your call.  Try it!  732.494.0400

Practices Areas

Bankruptcy & Debt

Business

Language

English

Contact

Mark R. Silber10 Station Pl., Suite 2P.O. Box 486Metuchen, NJ, 08840-191910 Station Pl., Suite 2P.O. Box 486P.O. Box 486Metuchen, NJ, 08840-1919

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Reviews

Sheldon
May 1, 2018

Mr. Mark Silber has helped me with my issue with my vehicle purchase. From the start to the finish, he is truly one of the best attorney I’ve met so far. I was referred to him, I’m so lucky have Mark as my attorney to handle my case. The world needs more attorneys like him around. I couldn’t have handled my case with him.

Beverly
March 28, 2016

Well from the time we walked into his office we felt totally at ease. Mark has a way with people and the Legal knowledge to make every customer comfortable about the process. A friend recommended him when we were considering bankruptcy. He and his secretary were thorough and knowledgeable. Mark then took us thru the process and we got a result we could live with.

anonymous
January 18, 2016

I am a former client of Mark Silber and I would like to submit a recommendation to anyone in need of a bankruptcy attorney. I definitely did not want to have to file for bankruptcy and with that attitude I met Mark Silber for the first time. Mark spent a considerable amount of time and carefully explained all options available to me, we came to an agreement on the cost and Mark took care of the amazing amount of paperwork required to complete the bankruptcy application. Mark always promptly responded to all my questions regarding my bankruptcy filing. Both Mark and his very capable assistant, Lori, were at my bankruptcy hearing. I was surprised by how quickly the entire bankruptcy process was completed. A bankruptcy is an extremely difficult process to deal with on an emotional level as well, recently my condo association decided to send me payment coupons with my name, followed by “post bankruptcy” printed on the envelope as well as on the payment coupons. In my community, the mail is habitually misdirected, so frequently people here just correct the mail, by delivering it to the right person/address themselves. The overall effect is that a mailing label becomes a public statement that is seen by more than the addressee shown on the mailing label. I believe that the payment coupons, themselves were professionally printed, so adding to my public shaming would be everyone at the printer shop where these labels were processed. When I approached the office manager of my condo association, I did not initially receive any indication that they were sorry about revealing what I believe should be confidential information. Needless to say I have been extremely embarrassed that my bankruptcy status has been publically highlighted by this Association. The fact that my financial situation deteriorated to the point where my only option was to file bankruptcy caused me to experience more than a monetary loss. I have a considerable degree of emotional anguish in having this situation occur in my life; for that reason, I have not listed even my first name in this review. I absolutely encourage anyone in a financial crisis to seek an experienced, reliable attorney and speak frankly about very personal financial matters. I am very glad that I had Mark Silber’s representation for this very serious financial problem.

anonymous
July 10, 2019

I called for a consultation and he was nothing but rude. I couldn't even properly explain what my issue was without him interrupting me and cutting me off. He tried to make me feel stupid and then tried mansplaining to me. No way in hell would I waste my time with someone who can't even be respectful over the phone.

Sheldon
May 1, 2018

Mr. Mark Silber has helped me with my issue with my vehicle purchase. From the start to the finish, he is truly one of the best attorney I’ve met so far. I was referred to him, I’m so lucky have Mark as my attorney to handle my case. The world needs more attorneys like him around. I couldn’t have handled my case with him.

Beverly
March 28, 2016

Well from the time we walked into his office we felt totally at ease. Mark has a way with people and the Legal knowledge to make every customer comfortable about the process. A friend recommended him when we were considering bankruptcy. He and his secretary were thorough and knowledgeable. Mark then took us thru the process and we got a result we could live with.

anonymous
January 18, 2016

I am a former client of Mark Silber and I would like to submit a recommendation to anyone in need of a bankruptcy attorney. I definitely did not want to have to file for bankruptcy and with that attitude I met Mark Silber for the first time. Mark spent a considerable amount of time and carefully explained all options available to me, we came to an agreement on the cost and Mark took care of the amazing amount of paperwork required to complete the bankruptcy application. Mark always promptly responded to all my questions regarding my bankruptcy filing. Both Mark and his very capable assistant, Lori, were at my bankruptcy hearing. I was surprised by how quickly the entire bankruptcy process was completed. A bankruptcy is an extremely difficult process to deal with on an emotional level as well, recently my condo association decided to send me payment coupons with my name, followed by “post bankruptcy” printed on the envelope as well as on the payment coupons. In my community, the mail is habitually misdirected, so frequently people here just correct the mail, by delivering it to the right person/address themselves. The overall effect is that a mailing label becomes a public statement that is seen by more than the addressee shown on the mailing label. I believe that the payment coupons, themselves were professionally printed, so adding to my public shaming would be everyone at the printer shop where these labels were processed. When I approached the office manager of my condo association, I did not initially receive any indication that they were sorry about revealing what I believe should be confidential information. Needless to say I have been extremely embarrassed that my bankruptcy status has been publically highlighted by this Association. The fact that my financial situation deteriorated to the point where my only option was to file bankruptcy caused me to experience more than a monetary loss. I have a considerable degree of emotional anguish in having this situation occur in my life; for that reason, I have not listed even my first name in this review. I absolutely encourage anyone in a financial crisis to seek an experienced, reliable attorney and speak frankly about very personal financial matters. I am very glad that I had Mark Silber’s representation for this very serious financial problem.

anonymous
July 10, 2019

I called for a consultation and he was nothing but rude. I couldn't even properly explain what my issue was without him interrupting me and cutting me off. He tried to make me feel stupid and then tried mansplaining to me. No way in hell would I waste my time with someone who can't even be respectful over the phone.

Sheldon
May 1, 2018

Mr. Mark Silber has helped me with my issue with my vehicle purchase. From the start to the finish, he is truly one of the best attorney I’ve met so far. I was referred to him, I’m so lucky have Mark as my attorney to handle my case. The world needs more attorneys like him around. I couldn’t have handled my case with him.

Beverly
March 28, 2016

Well from the time we walked into his office we felt totally at ease. Mark has a way with people and the Legal knowledge to make every customer comfortable about the process. A friend recommended him when we were considering bankruptcy. He and his secretary were thorough and knowledgeable. Mark then took us thru the process and we got a result we could live with.

anonymous
January 18, 2016

I am a former client of Mark Silber and I would like to submit a recommendation to anyone in need of a bankruptcy attorney. I definitely did not want to have to file for bankruptcy and with that attitude I met Mark Silber for the first time. Mark spent a considerable amount of time and carefully explained all options available to me, we came to an agreement on the cost and Mark took care of the amazing amount of paperwork required to complete the bankruptcy application. Mark always promptly responded to all my questions regarding my bankruptcy filing. Both Mark and his very capable assistant, Lori, were at my bankruptcy hearing. I was surprised by how quickly the entire bankruptcy process was completed. A bankruptcy is an extremely difficult process to deal with on an emotional level as well, recently my condo association decided to send me payment coupons with my name, followed by “post bankruptcy” printed on the envelope as well as on the payment coupons. In my community, the mail is habitually misdirected, so frequently people here just correct the mail, by delivering it to the right person/address themselves. The overall effect is that a mailing label becomes a public statement that is seen by more than the addressee shown on the mailing label. I believe that the payment coupons, themselves were professionally printed, so adding to my public shaming would be everyone at the printer shop where these labels were processed. When I approached the office manager of my condo association, I did not initially receive any indication that they were sorry about revealing what I believe should be confidential information. Needless to say I have been extremely embarrassed that my bankruptcy status has been publically highlighted by this Association. The fact that my financial situation deteriorated to the point where my only option was to file bankruptcy caused me to experience more than a monetary loss. I have a considerable degree of emotional anguish in having this situation occur in my life; for that reason, I have not listed even my first name in this review. I absolutely encourage anyone in a financial crisis to seek an experienced, reliable attorney and speak frankly about very personal financial matters. I am very glad that I had Mark Silber’s representation for this very serious financial problem.

anonymous
July 10, 2019

I called for a consultation and he was nothing but rude. I couldn't even properly explain what my issue was without him interrupting me and cutting me off. He tried to make me feel stupid and then tried mansplaining to me. No way in hell would I waste my time with someone who can't even be respectful over the phone.