Steven D. Silverman (born 1966), lawyer, trial attorney and Managing Partner of Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC
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After Silverman's confirmation, he told the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix in an article that appeared on February 6, 1998 that he was "really grateful" to President Clinton, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Jon Kyl and Rep. Ed Pastor for their help and support in securing his confirmation.
He has also acted in the Friday the 13th: The Series episodes "Hate On Your Dial" and "Faith Healer" (directed by Cronenberg), and acted with him in Jason X.
Silverman was tutored by Lev Alburt, an International Chessmaster, the highest rank in chess.
In 1993 Tanksley was the head of a Cornell research group that isolated and subsequently cloned a disease resistant gene in tomato plants.
He is married to former Dallas, Texas mayor Laura Miller, and he was a partner at the Dallas law firms of Baron & Budd, and Diamond & McCarthy.