Amy B. Siegel
Partner
Amy Siegel is a Partner and Business Unit Leader focusing her practice exclusively on workers’ compensation defense. She focuses her practice on the defense of workers’ compensation claims on behalf of employers, insurance carriers, self-insured corporations, third-party administrators, and claims servicing agencies. Her background includes extensive experience with all aspects of Litigation and Appellate Law.
Throughout her career, Amy has cultivated an array of skills and knowledge that have contributed to the effective representation of clients in several industries including the retail, healthcare, hospitality, and the public goods and government services industries. Amy frequently represents health care facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes, as well as a broad range of service industry employers. She also has extensive public sector experience, actively representing municipalities and other government entities in defense of their workers’ compensation claims, including Heart/Lung Bill claims. Amy has successfully defended many claims against local government agencies, retailers, restaurants, bars, hotels, and similar establishments.
Amy has a sub-specialty in catastrophic claims handling defense and settlement. The scope of her work includes management of compensable catastrophic injuries, defending non-compensable claims, and settlement of often multi-million dollar cases involving annuities and Medicare Set Asides. These include claims handled from inception or taken over at the excess coverage level due to the significant exposure of the matters.
Amy is certified by the state of Florida to conduct Continuing Education courses and regularly presents seminars on a wide variety of legal matters. She has served on the Workers’ Compensation Practice Committee for the Palm Beach County Bar Association, playing an integral role in planning the annual Bench Bar Conference, as well as speaking at the Conference on numerous occasions. Additionally, Amy provides regular training seminars to clients, advising supervisors, managers, and employers on proper claim reporting and handling techniques. Amy has also written state-approved seminars for client continuing education.
Amy is very active with Susan G. Komen. Currently, she serves as a Komen Advocacy Ambassador as well as on the Regional Komen Leadership Council. After four years on the organization’s Board of Directors, Amy proudly served as past President for the Board of Directors for both the Executive Board and Executive Committees of Susan G. Komen Florida.
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2001
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.A., 1998
- Florida
- Georgia
- Florida Trend Legal Elite Notable, “Women Leaders in Law,” 2023
- Palm Beach Media, “Top Lawyers,” Workers’ Compensation Law, 2023
- Palm Beach Illustrated, “Top Lawyer,” Workers’ Compensation Law, 2023
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers, 2021 – 2022
- Best Lawyers®, “Women in the Law”, 2021
- Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida, Emerald Award, “Risk-taker”, 2021
- Executive Women of the Palm Beaches Foundation, “Women in Leadership”, Honoree, 2021
- South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyers,” 2016 – 2021
- South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyers Class of 2015″, 2015
- South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Up & Comer”, 2014 – 2015
- Susan G. Komen – South Florida Affiliate, 2015 Extra Mile Award for Volunteerism, 2015
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida “Rising Stars,”, 2013-2016
- Susan G. Komen – South Florida Affiliate, Mary Booher Volunteerism Award, 2015 – 2016
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent ™
- American Inns of Court, Member
- Susan G. Komen
- Komen Advocacy Ambassador
- Regional Komen Leadership Council
- Executive Board of Directors, Past President
- Board of Directors, Susan G. Komen, South Florida Affiliate, 2016-2018, Secretary
- 2016 Race Committee, South Florida Affiliate, Chair
- 2015 Race Committee, Co-Chair of Race Day Sign up, South Florida Affiliate, Member
- Alpert Jewish Family and Children Services of Palm Beach Inc., Member
- Florida Italian Greyhound Rescue, Member
- Speaker: “2024 4-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” September 2024
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Speaker: “DWC Forms and Key Documents: The Descriptions, Details, and Directions,” September 2024
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Speaker: “Accident Investigations,” September 2024
- Speaker: “Adjuster Depositions: Mastering the Art of Testifying,” July 2024
- Speaker: “Arising Out of and in the Course and Scope of Employment: How these similar legal concepts are totally separate and distinct,” June 2024
- Speaker: “Florida Workers’ Compensation 101,” June 2024
- Speaker: “Misrepresentation Defenses: The Practical and Legal Considerations,” May 2024
- Speaker: “2024 Law and Ethics Update,” March 2024
- Speaker: “Misrepresentation Defenses: The Practical Considerations,” March 2024
- Speaker: “Valuing Claims: Categories, Components, and Calculations,” January 2024
- Speaker: “Florida Workers’ Comp 101,” January 2024
- Speaker: “Valuing Claimants: Categories, Components, and Calculations” November 2023
- Speaker: “Florida Workers’ Comp 101,” July 2023
- Speaker: “2023 Law & Ethics Update,” September 2023
- Speaker: “Arising Out Of” And In The “Course and Scope” of Employment: How these legal concepts are totally separate and distinct, March 2023
- Speaker “2022 WC Law and Ethics Update,” September 2022
- Speaker, “Catastrophic Injuries in the Construction Industry,” 76th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, August 2022
- Speaker, “FL Workers’ Compensation 101,” July 2022
- Speaker, “Major Contributing Cause in Florida Workers’ Compensation,” July 2022
- Speaker, “Establishing Compensability and the Exceptions Thereto,” July 2022
- Speaker, “Burdens of Proof for Compensability in Workers’ Compensation Claims,” July 2022
- Speaker, “2021 5 HR Law and Ethics Update“, September 2021
- Speaker, Adjuster Depositions: Mastering the Art of Testifying, July 2021
- Speaker, Florida Workers’ Compensation 101, April 2021
- Speaker, Catastrophic Claim Handling, April 2021
- Speaker, Top Ten Workers’ Compensation Cases of 2020 Webinar, August 2020
- Speaker, Challenges of the One Time Change Statute, July 2020
- Speaker, Return to Work Policies, June 2019
- Speaker, Choosing the Best Tools for Discovery: Pick-Ax or Paintbrush, April 2019
- Speaker, Depositions, April 2019
- Speaker, Accident Investigations, October 2018
- Speaker, Law and Ethics Update, September 2018
- Speaker, Mechanism of Injury, August 2018
- Speaker, FL WC Deadlines and Time Frames, August 2018
- Speaker, Return to Work Policies, July 2018
- Speaker, Accident Investigations, June 2018
- Speaker, Compensability of the Claim, June 2018
- Speaker, Return to Work Policies, May 2018
- Speaker, Strategies & Considerations for the Defense of Pre-Existing Conditions & Major Contributing Cause, March 2018
- Speaker, Immigration Issues in Workers’ Compensation, November 2017
- Speaker, Law and Ethics Update, September 2017
- Speaker, The Impact of Landmark WC Cases on Adjusting Claims, July 2017
- Speaker, Depositions, July 2017
- Speaker, Law and Ethics Update, September 2016
- Speaker, Mechanism of Injury, July 2016
- Speaker, Depositions Do’s and Don’ts, May 2016
- Speaker, Accident Investigations, January 2016
- Speaker, Compensability of the Claim, November 2015
- Speaker, Types of Fraud, August 2015
- Speaker, Compensability of the Claim, July 2015
- Speaker, Accident Investigations, June 2015
- Speaker, Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2015
- Speaker, Adjuster Ethics, March 2015
- Speaker, Compensability of the Claim, December 2013
- Speaker, Strategies for the Defense of the Pre-Existing Conditions, February 2013
- Speaker, Compensability of the Claim, June 2012
- Speaker, A 12 Step Program to Protect the Employers Interests in Workers’ Compensation Claims, July 2013
- Speaker, Adjusters Ethics, August 2012
- Speaker, Immigration – Workers’ Compensation Issues, November 2011
- Quoted, “Ongoing Pandemic Takes Toll on Workers’ Mental Health“, HR Magazine, August 2021
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Partner Amy Siegel Oran Secures Workers’ Compensation Victory Regarding the Cancer Bill“, Tampa Bay News Wire, September 2020
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Partner Amy Siegel Oran Secures Workers’ Compensation Victory Regarding the Cancer Bill”, South Florida CityBizList, September 2020
- Featured, “News Digest,” Workers’ Comp Executive, May 2020
- Featured, “Komen Names Executive Committee”, Palm Beach Florida Weekly, April 2020
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Honored in the 2019 South Florida Legal Guide”, Attorney at Law Magazine, June 5, 2019
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg named one of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms”; Seven Partners also named in the 2019 South Florida Legal Guide”, Legal Learning Series, June 5, 2019
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Partners Named to 2019 South Florida Legal Guide”, CityBizList, June 5, 2019
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg named one of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms”; Seven Partners also named in the 2019 South Florida Legal Guide“, Sun-Sentinel, June 14, 2019
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Named One of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms”, Attorney at Law Magazine, February 19, 2018
- Featured, “Seven Kelley Kronenberg Partners named in the 2018 South Florida Legal Guide”, Sun-Sentinel, February 16, 2018
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Named One of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms”; Seven Partners also Named in the 2018 South Florida Legal Guide”,CityBizList South Florida, February 15, 2018
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-Wide Philanthropic Initiative with Military Care Package Drive“, Attorney at Law Magazine, September 18, 2017
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-wide Philanthropic Initiative with Military Care Package Drive“, Tampa Bay Newswire, September 14, 2017
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg’s Military Care Package Drive“, Business Observer, September 13, 2017
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-wide Philanthropic Initiative with Military Care Package Drive“, Sun-Sentinel, August 31, 2017
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-wide Philanthropic Initiative with Military Care Package Drive“, CityBizList South Florida, August 31, 2017
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Named One Of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms” Eight Attorneys Also Honored,” Attorney at Law Magazine, February 23, 2017
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Named One of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms”; Eight Attorneys also Named in the 2017 South Florida Legal Guide,” CityBizList South Florida, February 19, 2017
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg named one of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms”; Eight Attorneys also named in the 2017 South Florida Legal Guide“, Sun-Sentinel, February 17, 2017
- Featured, “Seven Kelley Kronenberg Lawyers Listed in the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine“, Legal Learning Series, June 24, 2016
- Featured, “People on the Move“, Sun-Sentinel, June 16, 2016
- Featured, “Seven Kelley Kronenberg Lawyers Listed in the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine“, Tampa Bay Newswire, June 11, 2016
- Featured, “Seven Kelley Kronenberg Lawyers Listed in the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine,” Attorney at Law Magazine, June 10, 2016
- Featured, “People on the Move“, South Florida Business Journal, June 9, 2016
- Featured, “Seven Kelley Kronenberg Lawyers Listed in the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine“, CityBizList South Florida, June 9, 2016
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Named One of South Florida’s “Top Law Firms”; Seven Partners Also Named in the 2016 South Florida Legal Guide”, CityBizList South Florida, March 28, 2016
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Named a Top Law Firm in South Florida“, Attorney at Law Magazine, March 28, 2016
- Featured, “Top Lawyers“, South Florida Legal Guide, January 2016
- Featured, “Meet the Chair of the Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure,” Palm Beach Post, January, 11, 2016
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-wide Philanthropic Initiative with a Thanksgiving Food Drive”, Tampa Bay Newswire, December 6, 2015
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-Wide Philanthropic Initiative with Thanksgiving Food Drive“, Attorney at Law, December 3, 2015
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-wide Philanthropic Initiative“, Business Observer, December 3, 2015
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Continues Firm-wide Philanthropic Initiative with a Thanksgiving Food Drive“, CityBizList, December 3, 2015
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Partner Amy B. Siegel Named a 2015 Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine”, CityBizList, June 15, 2015
- Featured, “Top Lawyers Class of 2015“, South Florida Legal Guide, 2015
- Featured, “News and Notes”, Florida Bar News, June 15, 2015
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Partner Amy B. Siegel Appointed to the Susan G. Komen, South Florida Affiliate Board of Directors“, Sun-Sentinel, May 6, 2015
- Featured, “People on the Move”, South Florida Business Journal, May 5, 2015
- Featured, “People on the Move”, Sun-Sentinel, June 24, 2014.
- 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, “Recognized as a Top Up & Comer”, South Florida Legal Guide, 2014
- Featured, “People on the Move”, South Florida Business Journal, June 19, 2013
- Featured, “Kelley Kronenberg Attorneys John S. Riordan and Amy B. Siegel Named in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine 2013 as Rising Stars”, CityBizList, June 13, 2013
- Featured, “After Hours”, Daily Business Review, November 8, 2013
- Featured, “After Hours”, Daily Business Review, August 3, 2012
- Featured, “Attorneys join WPB law firm”, Jupiter Courier, April 13, 2011
- Featured, “People on the Move”, South Florida Business Journal, April 8, 2011
- Featured, “On the Move”, Florida Bar News, April 1, 2011
- Featured, “Newsmakers”, Palm Beach Post, March 14, 2011
- Featured, “People”, Daily Business Review, March 14, 2011
- Featured, “Two senior workers’ compensation attorneys join Kelley Kronenberg West Palm Beach office,” TC Palm Newspapers, March 3, 2011
- Featured, “Amy Siegel Joins Kelley Kronenberg’s West Palm Beach Office”, Sun-Sentinel, March 3, 2011
Publications
- Author, “The Not So Great Resignation: Unseen Risks and Mitigation of Costs,” Modern Restaurant Management, February 2022
- Author, “Don’t Be A Discovery Dinosaur“, HR Florida Newswire, May 2021
- Author, “Florida’s minimum wage increase raises workers’ compensation cost“, Tampa Bay Business Journal, June 2021
- Author, “Pandemic Raises Difficult Questions About Insurance for Pizzeria Owners“, PMQ Pizza Magazine, December 2020
- Author, “Pizza is Essential: Employee Safety and Company Survival During the COVID Pandemic,” Modern Restaurant Management, November 2020
- Author, “COVID-19’s Attack on Hospitality Industry and Workers’ Comp Claims,” Daily Business Review, May 2020
- Author, “Making the Most Cents out of Return to Work Policies,” HR Florida Review, March 2019
- Author, “Return to Work Policies Pay Off,” Lodging, February 2019
- Author, “12 Important Steps to Help Make Cents of Return-to-Work Policies,” Daily Business Review, January 2019
- Author, “Return to Work Policies Make Cents,” Modern Restaurant Management, October 2018
- Author, “What Can You Do?,” The Villager, October 2017
- Author, “Navigating the Unique Landscape of a Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Claim,” Executive Insight, November 2014
- DO I NEED TO SEND A 120-DAY LETTER TO PAY AND INVESTIGATE? WE HAVE THE ANSWER!, June 2023
- A Time for Teaching, February 2022
- Hiring Choices Made Out of Desperation May Lead to Debacles, November 2021
- An Open Letter to Law Students: Unsolicited Advice From a Seasoned Partner and Business Unit Leader, November 2021
- Working from Home: Avoiding the Curse of the Injury-Prone Employee, November 2021
- Mental Health in the Workplace – Post Pandemic Panic, June 2021
- Movies Speak to Me in Legalese, June 2021
- 20 Years of Wisdom in 5 Bullets: Tips for Law Graduates, April 2021
- 6 Key Points to Defend, Manage, and Settle Catastrophic Claims, April 2021
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