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KELLEY, KRONENBERG, GILMARTIN, FICHTEL, WANDER, BAMDAS, ESKALYO & DUNBRACK, P.A. |
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 | Robert L. Bamdas phone: (561) 684-5956 Cell: (561) 702-5922 |
Robert Bamdas’ practice concentrates on defense and consulting for Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation and its extensions, including but not limited to The Defense Base Act, as well as Jones Act Claims, primarily out of the Greenacres office. Mr. Bamdas also specializes in defense of catastrophic injuries, intoxication defense based cases and occupational exposure/disease claims arising under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Act. Mr. Bamdas graduated from the University of Florida before obtaining his J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1992. He was admitted to the bar in 1992 and is a member of the Florida Bar, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeal 11th Circuit and the U.S. District for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Bamdas has achieved an "AV" peer-review rating. He also served on the Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Rules Committee and is a member of the Workers' Compensation Section, the American Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Mr. Bamdas currently defends various employers and carriers in all varieties of both DBA and Longshore claims. Over the past 17 years, Mr. Bamdas has personally litigated numerous cases before various administrative law judges and handled post judgment matters including appeals when necessary. Ms. Bamdas is also a frequent speaker and educator on the Longshore Act and DBA and has organized and presented the Longshore and DBA Breakout in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor at the annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando, Florida. He has also spoken on Jurisdiction Under The Longshore Act Act and Interplay with Other Acts at the Annual Longshore Conference presented by the Loyola University New Orleans School of Law and the U.S. Department of Labor in Louisiana. He is additionally the certified instructor who presents the WCCP Adjuster Board Certification course “Other Jurisdictions” in Florida on Longshore, DBA, and Jones Act, several times per year. | |