Ms. Silverberg's wedding gown came from an Oxfam thrift shop in her native Edinburgh.
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It's hard to make any practical conclusions from these kinds of studies, Silverberg said.
Even the lawyer for the Silverbergs, Stephen Silverberg himself, acknowledged his was an unusual situation.
Steve Silverberg, a 26-year-old attorney in New York, and his bride-to-be, Sarah Francis, created an Oxfam-centric affair.
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Never use joint credit cards, said Stephen Silverberg, former president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
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Hooper and Silverberg later cofounded Ignition, with Silverberg in the chief executive slot.
At his office in the New York City's Law Department, Mr. Silverberg says reaction from friends and loved ones was enthusiastic.
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Still, the Silverberg wedding wasn't all about altruism: They added a traditional registry with Amazon, checking off lots of household supplies.
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In 1999 Alberg introduced Hooper to Brad Silverberg, a former Microsoft honcho.
Silverberg and his colleagues started the study after realizing they were seeing foreign-born children at their practice developing allergies much later in life.
But in the past researchers have focused on allergens in the air, Silverberg said, such as pollen or ragweed, instead of other environmental exposures.
Silverberg, who represents other homeowners in foreclosure actions, was similarly unapologetic.
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