
Contact
Location: Madison, WI
Email: psilver@borgelt.com
Phone: 608-310-4402
Fax: 414-276-0172
Assistant: Lori Boyles
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2000
Carnegie Mellon University, M.A., 1996
Vassar College, A.B. General Honors and Departmental Honors, 1985
Areas of Practice
- Appellate Practice
- Automobile Liability (Commercial and Personal Auto)
- Bad Faith Counseling and Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Construction Defect Litigation
- First Party Property Insurance Issues
- Homeowner’s Insurance Analysis and Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation
- Non-Litigation and Pre-suit Claim Analysis
- Property Insurance
- Subrogation and Statutory Liens
Court Admissions
- All Wisconsin State Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Organizations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Verdicts and Published Decisions
Published Appellate Decisions
- Cargill Feed Div. v. LIRC, 2010 WI App 115, 329 Wis. 2d 206, 789 N.W.2d 326
- Milwaukee Area Tech. College v. Frontier Adjusters, 2008 WI App 76, 312 Wis. 2d 360, 752 N.W.2d 396
- Meriter Health Services, Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am., 2008 WI App 132, 313 Wis. 2d 660, 758 N.W.2d 112
Unpublished Appellate Decisions
- 3303-05 Marina Road, LLC v. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co., 2009AP001629 (Sept. 8, 2010)
- Woskoski v. True, 2009AP000020 (Mar. 16, 2010)
- Estate of Ju Her v. Joshua Scolman, 2008AP000979 (Mar. 13, 2009)
- Pollard-Badji v. Federal Ins. Co., 2005AP002664 (Oct. 24, 2006)
- Hartenstein v. Pekin Ins. Co., 2005AP001596 (July 26, 2006)
Fed. Ct. Decisions
- Southland Mgmt. Co. v. RSUI Indem. Co., 2008C920 (Wis. E.D. July 13, 2011)
Wisconsin Circuit Court Decisions
- Cody v. Target, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2009CV6168 (Aug. 27, 2011)
- CSI v. IDS, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2010CV4627 (Aug. 23, 2011)
- Borchardt v. Stohl, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2010CV5426 (June 29, 2011)
- Sandhill Condo v. Sandhill Homes, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2010CV3175 (May 19, 2011)
- Town of Johnstown v. Wellens Pearson, Rock County Cir. Ct., 2009CV2574 (Oct. 11, 2010)
- Pridham v. IDS, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2009CV5983 (Aug. 2, 2010)
- Conlon v. Chard, Walworth County Cir. Ct., 2009CV666 (July 27, 2010)
- Lunda v. Fischer-Fischer-Theis, Milwaukee County Cir., 2008 CV 12038 (May 27, 2010)
- Equity v. Diaz, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2007CV2514 (Feb. 5, 2010)
- Stephanie v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., Columbia County Cir. Ct., 2008CV165 (Feb. 25, 2009)
- Stevens v. Big Boy, Jr., Ashland County Cir. Ct., 2008CV89 (Feb. 23, 2009)
- Komplin v. Kohlenberg, Grant County Cir. Ct., 2006CV91 (Jan. 1, 2007)
- Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Midbon, Rock County Cir. Ct., 2005CV346 (Mar. 6, 2007)
- Meriter Health Servs. Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co., Dane County Cir. Ct., 2005CV3891 (June 14, 2007)
- Riegel v. Brian’s Diner, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2006CV2522 (Aug. 22, 2007)
- Condon v. Weihert, Jefferson County Cir. Ct., 2006CV671 (Oct. 3, 2007)
- Carney v. Childs, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2006CV1665 (Dec. 13, 2006)
- Waite v. Harbor House, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2005CV0754 (Oct. 31, 2006)
- Hubbard v. Nooyen, Rock County Cir. Ct., 2004CV1344 (June 1, 2006)
- Stuart v. Nguyen, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2004CV2384 (March 22, 2006)
- Marcus v. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co., Milw. County Cir. Ct., 2005CV7555 (Jan. 5, 2006)
- Smith v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., Dane County Cir. Ct., 2003CV2275 (Jan. 27, 2006)
- J.W. Jung Seed v. Pankow, Dodge County Cir. Ct., 2003CV98 (Oct. 6, 2005)
- Mockler v. Lee, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2005CV1296 (Sept. 29, 2005)
- Fisher v. Castleberg, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2004CV3242 (Sept. 16, 2005)
- A.J.O. v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., Grant County Cir. Ct., 2004CV309 (Sept. 15, 2005)
- Kellercrest v. Laufenberg, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2002CV794 (July 27, 2005)
- Greeno v. Clay, Monroe County Cir. Ct., (Aug. 24, 2004)
- A.A.F. v. Kuhnle, Rock County Cir. Ct., 2003 CV1434 (June 10, 2004)
- Leitner v. Firari, Dodge County Cir. Ct., 2002CV386 (May 12, 2004)
- Baker v. Jackering, Grant County, 2003CV163 (Feb. 9, 2004)
- Fuhrman v. General Casualty Ins. Co. of Wis., Sauk County Cir. Ct., 2002CV687 (Jan. 14, 2004)
- Kessler v. Aurit, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2001CV3567 (Aug. 27, 2003)
- Cooper v. State Farm Ins. Co., Dane County Cir. Ct., 2002CV2036 (Aug. 18, 2003)
- Severson v. Sentry Ins., Dane County Cir. Ct., 2002CV0889 (June 11, 2003)
- Ludlum v. Mauerman, Green County Cir. Ct., 2001 CV95 (Dec. 27, 2002)
- Milwaukee County v. Juneau County, Dodge County Cir. Ct., 2001CV350 (Sept. 12, 2002)
- Pekin Ins. Co. v. Audiophile, Dane County Cir. Ct., 2003CV762 (July 9, 2004)
- Rabe v. Rural Mut. Ins. Co., Winnebago County Cir. Ct., 20101CV906 (June 20, 2002)
- Wangen v. Lease, Vernon County Cir. Ct., 2001CV88 (June 3, 2002)
- Fruth v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., Dane County Cir. Ct., 2001CV2465 (April 25, 2002)
Other
- Editor-in-Chief, Annual Review of Banking Law, 1999-2000
- U.S. Navy 1977-81