Heidi Silton is a partner in the firm’s antitrust department and practices primarily in complex business litigation. Heidi represents mainly small and mid-sized businesses in complex litigation involving other businesses and litigates in Minnesota and throughout the United States. She and the firm are regularly appointed lead and co-lead plaintiffs’ class counsel by courts in nationwide antitrust litigation. For the past several years, Heidi has been named one of Minnesota’s top 50 women lawyers, and top 100 lawyers, by a peer review list of leading Minnesota Lawyers. She currently serves as the President of The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL) and as an Advisory Board member of the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and is the current chair of AAI’s Private Enforcement Awards Judging Committee. She also serves as Vice-Chair to the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section Membership and Diversity Committee and as an advisor to the American Bar Association’s Global Private Litigation Committee. Heidi is a past chair and emeritus of the Minnesota State Bar Association Antitrust Law Section. In addition to her litigation practice, she is a member of Twin Cities Diversity in Practice’s Membership and Engagement Committee and a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Heidi believes in the value of mentorship and works to mentor other attorneys both inside and outside her firm. An active volunteer in her community, Heidi serves on the board of Arete Academy and on the board of Reader/Writer where she is also a writing coach for 8th graders. Heidi has also co-chaired galas to support the Sanneh Foundation, the American Diabetes Association, and Second Harvest.

Ed Silva is a founding member of Hartzog & Silva, with more than forty-five years of experience in trial advocacy. He represents clients in family law matters and personal injury cases throughout Tennessee, before Circuit and Chancery Courts, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Supreme Court, and United States District Courts. He has been recognized by his peers as one of the state’s most respected family law attorneys, as well as for his work in civil mediation. Ed has been repeatedly listed among the Best Lawyers of America and as a Mid-South Super Lawyer, and has been named Best Lawyer’s Nashville Area “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Family Law for 2010, 2007, and 2020. Ed is actively involved in a number of legal and local civic organizations. As a result of dedication to his community, he has been recognized as Franklin’s Citizen of the Year and received the Heritage Foundation Legacy Award. Following his graduation from Boston College, Ed served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, including tours of duty aboard the USS Constellation in the Western Pacific and in Vietnam. He achieved the rank of full lieutenant before returning to civilian life. He is married to Suzanne, a published writer and homemaker. They have two children, Alexandra and Anthony, and two grandchildren.

Scott H. Silver is one of Florida’s most prominent workers’ compensation litigators. Mr. Silver is a senior equity partner and manages firm operations for the Fort Lauderdale office while maintaining an active litigation and trial caseload. He is a certified expert speaker in the field of workers’ compensation who frequently lectures to claims professionals, employers, risk managers, and attorneys with an emphasis on aggressive defense litigation strategy, accelerated claims closure and adjuster ethics. Mr. Silver is a member of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Institute’s Planning Committee for its annual Educational Conference with a concentrated focus on developing the Claims Professional’s breakout programs. Mr. Silver has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards, indicating his professional excellence; been named a ‘Best Lawyer’ by The Best Lawyers in America; included within Corporate Counsel Magazine’s edition of the Best Lawyers in America; was an invited guest on both Forbes Business Network and Time Magazine’s broadcast interviews on their American Premier Lawyer presentations: topics entitled ‘Minimizing Workers’ Compensation Claim Exposure’ and ‘Proactive & Aggressive Approaches to Combat Workers’ Compensation Fraud’ respectively; been selected for inclusion in the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals; recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide as both a ‘Top Lawyer in South Florida’ as well as a ‘Top Lawyer in the Practice Area of Workers’ Compensation’; and designated a ‘Super Lawyer’ by Florida Super Lawyer Magazine.

Business, Commercial and Professional Liability Litigation Steve Silvey has a unique combination of legal and business experience—concentrating his legal practice in business, risk management, insurance, commercial, property, contract and civil litigation. His background includes being co-founder and managing partner of a national firm, president and CEO of a software company, CEO of a professional development company and chairman of a non-profit senior center. He created business and administrative operations for one of the top four national market leaders and negotiated and implemented a strategic alliance program of more than 8,000 independent financial advisors. Mr. Silvey is a former law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Illinois Court of Claims and law clerk for a Hearing Officer of the former Illinois Department of Financial Institutions where he assisted in investigations and administrative hearings. Mr. Silvey has represented individuals, entrepreneurs, professionals, businesses and insurance carriers ranging in size from sole proprietors to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Silvey is listed in the Millennium Edition of Who\'s Who in Executives and Business. A past member of TEC/Vistage (the world’s largest member organization of CEOs), he was trained as a Vistage Group Chair to form business peer advisory boards. He also served as the Chairman of the Board for the Des Plaines Valley Senior Center, where he was a member of the Executive Board and its Finance Committee. A member of the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois, Mr. Silvey is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, and United States District Courts in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, and Wisconsin. Mr. Silvey completed the Litigation Management Institute hosted at Columbia University Law School in New York, receiving the Litigation Management Professional certification. At the time less than 300 attorneys had the CLMP designation nationwide. Steve received the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award. Martindale-Hubbell is the premier lawyer rating service in the country. Less than one percent (1%) of the attorneys listed by Martindale-Hubbell receive the award.