Robert L. Siems
Maryland Insurance LawyerRobert L. Siems, J.D., M.B.A., CPCU founded the Law Offices of Robert L. Siems in 1999 in Baltimore. Bob is an experienced and highly regarded trial lawyer and insurance lawyer. He has also managed major-exposure, extra-contractual, and bad faith cases for two Fortune 500 insurers.
Among many other high-profile positions, Bob served as an officer and claims counsel at USF&G and at St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company. At those companies, he helped develop the companies’ legal teams and nationwide large-loss-exposure case-management programs. Bob designed both companies’ extra-contractual and bad faith case-management programs, managed all extra-contractual litigation, and served as claims counsel for the Special Investigative Unit (SIU).
Bob received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law, completed the Executive M.B.A. program at Loyola College, and holds a CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) certification. He writes and lectures for the Defense Research Institute, the Maryland Association of Defense Trial Lawyers, the Maryland Institute of Continuing Programs for the Education of Lawyers (MICPEL), and the National Business Institute.
Bob founded the Law Offices of Robert L. Siems in 1999 to use his expertise in insurance law and bad faith litigation in a wider environment. Since then, he has continued to teach, advise, and litigate in Baltimore and around the country. His clients benefit from his unique expertise in the insurance industry and the courtroom and his years as a teacher and student of insurance law and business.
- Insurance Claims
- Insurance Defense
- Free Consultation
Initial meetings are free. - Contingent Fees
Depending on the matter, I sometimes work on contingency.
- Maryland
- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal
- Law Offices of Robert L. Siems, P.A.
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- Group Counsel / National Extra-Contractual Claims Counsel
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company
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- Group Counsel / Assistant Vice President
- USF&G
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- Partner
- Francomano, Karpook, And Siems
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- Partner
- Cohan And Francomano
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- Associate/Partner
- O'Doherty, Gallager, and Nead
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- Associate
- Verderaime And Dubois, P.A.
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- Loyola College
- MBA (2000)
- University of Baltimore School of Law
- J.D. (1979)
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- University of Miami
- B.A. (1974)
- AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
- Martindale Hubbel
- Defense Research Institute
- Member
- Current
- CPCU Society
- Member
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- Maryland Defense Counsel
- Member
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- Maryland State Bar Association
- Member
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- Maryland Defense Counsel
- President
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- Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims (With Robert Fiore and Robert Nead)
- NBI
- Bad Faith, Bad Faith, What You Gonna Do When They Come for You: First Party Bad Faith Comes to MD- Who, what,when, where?/ Third Party Bad Faith- What's new?- Undercover with Insurance Coverage: What You Need to Know about Litigating Insurance Coverage (W
- MICPEL
- The Definitive Guide to Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims in Maryland (With Paul Ethridge and Robert Nead)
- NBI Seminar
- Careless Writing and Bad Faith Law Suits (With Gary Blake)
- Claims
- "Bad Faith: Secrets Insurance Companies Don't Want Attorneys To Know
- National Business Institute
- Website
- Maryland Insurance Lawyers
- Blog
- Maryland Insurance Law Blog
- Maryland Rules That Examinations Under Oath Are Mandatory –Even During Litigation.
23 July 2018 - Appraisal and Its Limits
25 April 2018 - Obligatory Legal Disclaimer (but please read)
24 April 2018 - Data and the MIA: Complaint numbers and what they tell us
11 July 2017 - Data and 27-1001 Claims: The Appeals
27 March 2017 - Data and 27-1001 Bad Faith Claims: How Many Are There? What Happens To Them?
22 March 2017 - Live Webinar: Bad Faith: Secrets Insurance Companies Don't Want Attorneys to Know
18 November 2016 - We've Moved!
28 October 2016 - 27-1001 has expanded to disability claims
6 May 2016
