Background
Silberman, Wilbur G. was born on September 30, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Silberman, Wilbur G. was born on September 30, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Samford University and University of Alabama (Bachelor of Arts, 1939). University of Alabama (Bachelor of Laws, 1941).
Worked at Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, A Professional Corporation (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in Business Bankruptcy (Debtor and Creditor) Law, Creditor Rights Law, Business Reorganization Law, Uniform Commercial Code. Admitted to the bar, 1941, Alabama. 1946, United States. District Court, Northern District of Alabama.
1953, United States.
Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. 1956, United States. Supreme Court and United States. Court of Military Appeals.
Author: "Congress Passes New Bankruptcy Code," The Alabama Lawyer, 1979.
"Bankruptcy in the Late Twentieth Century," Birmingham Bar Bulletin, March through September, 1979, Volumes 79-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
"Rehabilitation and Reorganization under the New Bankruptcy Code," January 1980. "A Commentary on the Bankruptcy Tax Acting of 1980," April, 1982: "Bankruptcy Practice Under the Rule," March, 1983 (also taped for the American Law Institute) published in The Alabama Lawyer.
Company-Author: "The Tax Consequences of Restructuring the Chapter 11 Corporate Debtor," Commercial Law Journal, August/September, 1985.
Regular Contributor, The Alabama Lawyer, "Recent Bankruptcy Cases." Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Recording Secretary, 1968, Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1974, President-Elect, 1974-1975 and President, 1975-1976, Commercial Law League of America. Treasurer, 1989, Secretary, 1990, Chairman Elect, 1991, Chairman, 1992-1993, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, Commercial Law League of America.
Member, Board of Associate Editors, Commercial Law Journal, 1989.
Member, Board of Alcoholism Recovery Services of Jefferson, Blount and Saint Clair Counties, 1974. President, 1973-1975.
1976-1977 and Vice President, 1978, Regional Alcoholism Council, Jefferson, Blount and Saint Clair Counties. Chairman, Planning Committee of the Bankruptcy Seminar, September 1979.
Reporter, National Bankruptcy Conference on the United States.
Trustee System, 1981. Member, Judicial Panel of 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983 and 1985 at Judicial Conference. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-1995.
Member: Birmingham (Member, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1975.
Chairman, 1975-1976; Chairman, Special Committee for Formulation of Local Rules and Forms for Bankruptcy, 1981) and American (Member: National Conference of Lawyers and Collection Agencies, 1975-1978. Standing Committee on Law Lists, 1977.
Commercial Finance Service Committee, 1984 and Business Bankruptcy Committee, 1979, Member, Task Force on Health Care Related Bankruptcies, 1995, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member: Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1975-1978.
Committee Foreign Continuing Legal Education.
Commercial Financial Services Committee of the Section on Corporation. Chairman, 1979 and Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section. Vice Chairman, 1984-1985 and Chairman, 1988, Permanent Code Commission.
Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section.
Recipient, Award of Merit, 1988). American Bankruptcy Institute (Member: Asset Sales Committee, 1995.
Alternate Dispute Resolution Subcommittee, 1995. Subcommittee on Secured Creditors, 1995.
Committee on Bankruptcy Taxation, 1995.
Professional Compensation Committee, 1995. Unsecured Creditor Committee, 1995. Panel on Economic Conference).
Council of Certified Bankruptcy Specialists.
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Military: Major, United States.
Army, 1941-1946. Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force Reserve (Retired) 1969 (Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist by Commercial Law League of America, approved by Alabama State Bar of Legal Certification).
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Recording Secretary, 1968, Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1974, President-Elect, 1974-1975 and President, 1975-1976, Commercial Law League of America. Treasurer, 1989, Secretary, 1990, Chairman Elect, 1991, Chairman, 1992-1993, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, Commercial Law League of America.
Member, Board of Associate Editors, Commercial Law Journal, 1989.
Member, Board of Alcoholism Recovery Services of Jefferson, Blount and Saint Clair Counties, 1974. President, 1973-1975.
1976-1977 and Vice President, 1978, Regional Alcoholism Council, Jefferson, Blount and Saint Clair Counties. Chairman, Planning Committee of the Bankruptcy Seminar, September 1979.
Reporter, National Bankruptcy Conference on the United States.
Trustee System, 1981. Member, Judicial Panel of 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983 and 1985 at Judicial Conference. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-1995.
Member: Birmingham (Member, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1975.
Chairman, 1975-1976; Chairman, Special Committee for Formulation of Local Rules and Forms for Bankruptcy, 1981) and American (Member: National Conference of Lawyers and Collection Agencies, 1975-1978. Standing Committee on Law Lists, 1977.
Commercial Finance Service Committee, 1984 and Business Bankruptcy Committee, 1979, Member, Task Force on Health Care Related Bankruptcies, 1995, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member: Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1975-1978.
Committee Foreign Continuing Legal Education.
Commercial Financial Services Committee of the Section on Corporation. Chairman, 1979 and Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section. Vice Chairman, 1984-1985 and Chairman, 1988, Permanent Code Commission.
Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section.
Recipient, Award of Merit, 1988). American Bankruptcy Institute (Member: Asset Sales Committee, 1995.
Alternate Dispute Resolution Subcommittee, 1995. Subcommittee on Secured Creditors, 1995.
Committee on Bankruptcy Taxation, 1995.
Professional Compensation Committee, 1995. Unsecured Creditor Committee, 1995. Panel on Economic Conference).
Council of Certified Bankruptcy Specialists.
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Military: Major, United States.
Army, 1941-1946. Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force Reserve (Retired) 1969 (Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist by Commercial Law League of America, approved by Alabama State Bar of Legal Certification).
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Military: Major, United States.
Army, 1941-1946. Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force Reserve (Retired) 1969 (Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist by Commercial Law League of America, approved by Alabama State Bar of Legal Certification).