Lee T. Silver, received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Redlands in 1981 and his law degree from Indiana University Law School (Bloomington) in 1984. He was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1984, and has also been admitted to practice before the Western and Eastern Federal District Courts of Michigan, the Northern. District Federal Court of Illinois and the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Lee is very active in the Grand Rapids Bar Association, serving as Chairman of the Bench/Bar Committee, and a member of the Judicial Evaluation, Finance and Court Liaison Committees. Lee regularly serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") for large complex commercial cases and has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating, "AV". Additionally, Lee has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer, which is awarded to the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan based on selection by a blue ribbon review panel of leading attorneys.