Robert D. Friedman
Partner
Overview
Robert Friedman is a Partner and Business Unit Leader focusing on workers’ compensation and subrogation as it relates to third-party workers’ compensation liens. He has experience in civil litigation, including nursing home defense.
Robert was integral in the integration of the Coconut Creek and Coral Springs chambers into the Coral Springs Regional Chamber & Coconut Creek Chamber Council. He serves in a leadership position with the organization.
Robert believes in the importance of giving back to the community, serving as a mentor for a high school student through an organization called Take Stock in Children. With his family, he volunteers with Parkland Buddy Sports, an organization that provides organized sports opportunities to the special needs community.
An avid educator, Robert frequently conducts seminars for the firm’s clients on fraud, subrogation, and case law updates.
- Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D, 2002
- University of Maryland College Park, B.S., 1999
Practice Areas
Accolades, Associations & News
- Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies, Member
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals, Member
- Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA), Member
- Construction Association of South Florida (CASF), Member
- Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Member
- Coral Springs Coconut Creek Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors, 2019 – 2021
- Executive Board, 2020 – 2021
- Legal Advisor, 2021
Community
- Mentor, Take Stock in Children
- Volunteer, Parkland Buddy Sports
- Volunteer, Miami Dolphins Foundation
- 2019 Business Award, Coral Springs Regional Chamber & Coconut Creek Chamber Council
- Speaker: “Misrepresentation Defenses: The Practical Considerations,” March 2024
- Speaker: “Law and Ethics Update,” February 2024
- Speaker: “Denials for Pre-Existing Conditions,” January 2024
- Speaker: “Workers Compensation 101: What you need to know to effectively handle any claim,” March 2023
- Speaker, Top Ten Workers’ Compensation Cases of 2020 Webinar, August 2020
- Law and Ethics Update, July 2018
- Mechanism of Injury, April 2018
- FL Workers’ Compensation Deadlines and Time Frames, February 2018
- Case Law Update Webinar: Castellanos, Stahl, Westphal, and Miles, August 2016
- Law and Ethics Update, November 2015
- Workers’ Compensation Subrogation, February 2013
- Workers’ Compensation Subrogation, March 2013
- Managing Workers’ Compensation Risks in the Construction Industry, April 2013
- Subrogation, May 2013
- Apportionment, July 2013
- Permanent Total Disability, August 2013
- Permanent Total Disability, September 2013
- Case Law and Social Media Law, August 2012
- Attendant Care, November 2012
- Adjusters Ethics, July 2010
- Social Security and Unemployment Offset, September 2010
- Featured, “New Board At Coral Springs Coconut Creek Chamber Installed In Non Traditional Way“, Tapinto Coral Springs, January 2021
- Featured, “New Board Installation At Coral Springs Coconut Creek Regional Chamber of Commerce“, TAPinto Coral Springs, January 2021
- Featured, “New Board Installation Well Underway at Coral Springs Coconut Creek Regional Chamber“, BizWire Express, January 2021
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Promotes Four South Florida Attorneys”, Citybizlist South Florida, February 28, 2014
- Featured, “People on the Move“, South Florida Business Journal, February 28, 2014
- Featured, “New Partners 2014“, Daily Business Review, March 3, 2014
- Featured, “After Hours”, Daily Business Review, November 8, 2013
Publications
- Author, “As Healthcare Insurance Costs Rise, More Fraud Found in Workers’ Comp System”, South Florida Hospital News, July 2010