BRIAN T. SILVESTRO serves as of counsel to Brody Wilkinson PC and is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Group. Brian practices in the areas of residential and commercial real estate, land use and zoning. In all his transactions, Brian makes a concerted effort of getting to know the physical characteristics of properties fully so he can make informed decisions for his clients.
He represents builders, business owners and private clients in real estate purchases, sales, refinancing and third-party relocation transactions. In addition, Brian handles subdivision applications, special permits and variances for clients before the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning and Zoning Commission and the Conservation Commission.
He lectures at real estate relocation conferences and represents select New York banks in real estate finance transactions for private clients residing in Connecticut. Brian is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney and was selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of America in 2024 in the field of Residential Real Estate Law.
Prior to joining the firm, Brian practiced for nearly 30 years at the Southport-based law firm of Kleban & Samor, P.C., where he headed the Residential Real Estate Group. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Brian is a member of the Real Property and Environmental Sections of the American and Connecticut Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Real Property Section. Brian is a member of the American Land Title Association. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1970 and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1974.
Brian was a member of the Town of Fairfield Economic Development Commission and a former member and chairman of the Town of Fairfield Board of Parks and Recreation. He has been involved at the Board level with the Wakeman Boys’ and Girls’ Club in Southport for over 45 years and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Club’s Board of Trustees.
Brian volunteers in numerous youth sports programs throughout Fairfield and was honored by the Fairfield High School Scholarship Committee in 2005 for his many outstanding community contributions and achievements. Brian also received the Connecticut Secretary of State Youth Sport Leadership Public Service Award in 2005. He also served as the head Varsity coach of the boys’ basketball team at Fairfield Ludlowe High School.
Brian serves as a member of the Black Rock Neighborhood Revitalization Zone Committee and is past chair of Leadership Greater Bridgeport, an affiliate program of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council.
