Atty. Alan I. Silver
Alan Silver is a litigator with more than four decades of experience representing clients in trust and estates litigation, ERISA litigation, and commercial and business disputes, including appellate matters. Mr.
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Alan I. Silver is a trusts, employment, business, and litigation attorney based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, practicing at Bassford Remele. Educated at University of Minnesota (J.D., 1975). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - ERISA (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates (2026). Serands clients in Minneapolis, MN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Alan Silver is a litigator with more than four decades of experience representing clients in trust and estates litigation, ERISA litigation, and commercial and business disputes, including appellate matters
- Mr. Silver has been involved in many of the most high-profile trust and estates lawsuits in Minnesota, including litigation involving the Prince Estate, the Hill Trust, the Galloway Trust, the Binger Estate, and the Williams Trust, the family who started the Creamette Pasta Company
- He regularly defends large corporations, affluent families, charitable organizations, and individuals in probate, state, federal, and appellate courts, including the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Mr. Silver is chair of Bassford Remele’s Trust and Estates Litigation Practice Group
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Alan I. Silver's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Alan I. Silver handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Alan I. Silver is one of 104,171 trusts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trusts attorneys in Minnesota →
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Alan I. Silver is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Minnesota →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Minnesota
Practicing law in Minnesota. Legal matters in Minnesota are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Minneapolis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Minnesota state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Minnesota brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Minnesota courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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