Allan E. Silver is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP and the director of the firm’s Elder Law Practice.

Mr. Silver has more than two decades of experience in health law and has represented numerous hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home health care agencies, and other providers of care. He handles a range of health law matters, including numerous regulatory, licensing and compliance issues, as well as issues concerning the admission, treatment and discharge of patients in medical and psychiatric facilities. Due to his in depth understanding of the regulatory environment that health care providers operate in, Mr. Silver has earned a reputation among private practitioners as a well-respected and knowledgeable health care and elder law attorney.

Mr. Silver is the co-author of a chapter of the Guardianship Practice in New York State, a New York State Bar publication. He has been a frequent lecturer for the New York State Bar Association regarding issues concerning the admission, treatment and discharge of patients in medical and psychiatric facilities. Mr. Silver also has lectured to judges and law secretaries regarding issues involving the retention and treatment of psychiatric patients. He has appeared in court on behalf of providers throughout New York State, and has successfully appeared and argued before the Appellate Division of the First and Second Judicial Departments.

Mr. Silver is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Hospital and Health Law Committee. He  is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Health Law and Elder Law Sections of the New York State Bar Association.

Mr. Silver received a B.A. from Boston University, an M.S.W. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in New York and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.