Friedman, Robert H.

Lawyer Overview

Before starting his own firm in 2011, Robert Friedman served as head of the Insurance Coverage Practice at Gunster in West Palm Beach, where he founded the firm’s insurance practice in 2006. Before joining Gunster, Friedman worked for seven years in the Insurance Coverage group of Dickstein Shapiro LLP in New York. Prior to that, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Friedman graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1998 and at the top of his class at Cornell University in 1995. He is a member of the bar in Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as numerous federal district and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Friedman has written extensively about insurance coverage and other legal issues for national and regional publications, including National Underwriter, Business Insurance, Risk & Insurance, Daily Business Review, South Florida Business Journal, and the Harvard Law Record. He has been quoted as an expert on insurance law issues in numerous national and local publications. He has presented seminars on commercial insurance topics to business and legal groups, including the Practicing Law Institute. He also has advised the State of Florida on insurance policy issues. Mr. Friedman has served on the board of directors of the alumni association of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell, as well as the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. He currently serves on the board of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Law 100%

West Practice Categories

Insurance

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
• Florida, 2006
• New York, 1999
• District of Columbia, 2000
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1999
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2000
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Honors and Awards

• 2006 Lawyers Alliance for New York Cornerstone Award

Classes and Seminars

• Insurance 101, Practicing Law Institute, New York City

Pro Bono Activities

• Board of Directors, Cornell ILR Alumni Association, 1995 - 1996
• Harvard Law School Association of the Palm Beaches
• New York City Bar Fund September 11th Legal Initiative
• Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, 2009 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Judicial Law Clerk, 1998 - 1999
• Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Insurance Coverage Litigator, 1999 - 2006
• Gunster Yoakley & Stewart P.A., Chair, Insurance Coverage Group, 2006 - 2011

Education

• Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1998
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Law Review: Harvard Law Record, Editor-in-Chief
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1995
  B.S.
  Honors: Quill & Dagger Society
  Major: Industrial and Labor Relations

Published Works

• Don't Be Left Defenseless On Product Suits, National Underwriter, April, 2007
• Six Minutes and Counting: Reproaching the Billable Hour, Harvard Law Record, March, 2007
• Closely Examine Demands for Retro Premiums, Business Insurance, May, 2004
• “Having The Proper Coverage Can Help Your Business Recover Quickly,”, Daily Business Review, August, 2007
• Have Pollution Exclusions Hit a Wall?, Risk & Insurance, October 15, 2010
• Insurance Coverage May Cover Madoff Clawback Settlement Payments, Martindale-Hubble, December 14, 2010
• How To Create A Comprehensive Plan To Manage Business Risk, South Florida Business Journal, June 10-16, 2011
• Insurance Coverage Should Match Main Risks, Liabilities, Daily Business Review, November 16, 2011

Address

340 Royal Poinciana Way
Suite 317-202
Palm Beach, FL 33480

Phones

561-800-2110

Faxes

561-246-3413

Emails

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Websites

http://www.friedmanpa.com