Contact

Location:

EverBank Building Suite 1414, 301 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Phone:

(904) 345-5842

Direct:

(800) 264-2622

Email:

snewman@uww-adr.com

LinkedIn Profile

About

Robert "Scott" Newman specializes in resolving complex disputes involving insurance coverage, high-exposure claims, and intricate multi-party litigation.

Over his distinguished career, Scott has built a reputation for his deep knowledge of insurance coverage, including primary, umbrella, and excess liability policies. His experience spans professional liability lines such as MPL (medical and miscellaneous), Architects and Engineers (A&E), Directors and Officers (D&O), Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) and Financial Lines, as well as high-net-worth insureds, construction defects, products liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, COVID-19-related coverage disputes and straightforward tort and negligence claims.

Scott is frequently sought after as a lecturer and author on insurance-related topics, having spoken at national and international seminars and authored numerous articles including emerging issues in insurance coverage and bad faith law, professional liability and AI, and the effects of piracy on the high seas upon the marine insurance market.

Scott’s legal career includes numerous noteworthy accomplishments, such as:

• Successfully obtaining a precedent-setting summary judgment in a wrongful death coverage dispute involving multiple lines of coverage.
• Resolving over 40 construction defect claims across Florida, addressing coverage availability under various trigger theories.
• Negotiating the favorable resolution of pollution claims involving over 1,200 residents.
• Achieving a significant reduction in a high-exposure personal injury verdict and then recovering additional sums through litigation.
• Representing global clients, including manufacturers of firearms and motorcycle helmets from Italy, cruise ship pool amenities from Canada, mega-yacht builders from Italy and South Africa, in addition to insurers from England, Italy and the United States.

Education & Qualification

• J.D., University of Miami College of Law, 1984
• B.A., History, University of Florida, 1978
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and County Mediator

Bar Admissions

• The Florida Bar
• U.S. District Court: Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida,
• U.S. Court of Appeals: Fourth and Eleventh Circuits

Honors & Recognitions

• AV Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
• Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law by ALM and Martindale-Hubbell (2013)
• Florida Trend’s Legal Elite in Insurance (2022)

Areas Of Practice

Including but not limited to:

• Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Disputes
• High-Exposure Claims
• Construction Defects
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability
• First Party High Net Worth Claims
• Transportation Claims
• Retail & Hospitality Claims
• Wrongful Death Claims
• First and Third Party Disputes