Robert L. Siems

Maryland Insurance Lawyer

40 years experience
Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense
Maryland

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Summary

Robert 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.

Practice Areas

Insurance Claims
Insurance Defense

Fees

Free Consultation
Initial meetings are free.
Contingent Fees
Depending on the matter, I sometimes work on contingency.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Maryland
Since 1979

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Professional Experience

Principal: Law Offices of Robert L. Siems, P.A.; 1999 - Current

Group Counsel / National Extra-Contractual Claims Counsel: St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company; 1998 - 1999

Group Counsel / Assistant Vice President: USF&G; 1992 - 1998

Partner: Francomano, Karpook, And Siems; 1991 - 1992

Partner: Cohan And Francomano; 1990 - 1990

Associate/Partner: O'Doherty, Gallager, and Nead; 1981 - 1989

Associate: Verderaime And Dubois, P.A.; 1979 - 1981

Education

Loyola College: MBA (2000); 2000

University of Baltimore School of Law: J.D. (1979); 1976 - 1979

University of Miami: B.A. (1974); 1974

Awards

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated: Martindale Hubbel

Professional Associations

Defense Research Institute: Member; Current

CPCU Society: Member; 1997 - Current

Maryland Defense Counsel: Member; 1980 - Current

Maryland State Bar Association: Member; 1979 - Current

Maryland Defense Counsel: President; 1989 - 1990

Publications

Articles & Publications

Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims (With Robert Fiore and Robert Nead): NBI; 2010

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; 2007