Robert Bamdas

Partner / Boca Raton

P: 561.990.1699

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Robert Bamdas is a founding member of SBSB Eastham and the managing partner of the firm’s Boca Raton office. His practice area docket spans across multiple fields, ranging from general liability and workers’ compensation to admiralty and maritime, subrogation, trucking and commercial liability. He also handles the defense of claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the Defense Base Act, the Non-Appropriated Instrumentality Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, among other matters.

Before forging his legal career, Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida. Following this, he went on to earn his Juris Doctorate and graduate with honors from the University of Miami School of Law.

Robert is admitted to The Florida Bar and the District of Columbia Bar, as well as being licensed to practice in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He has received the honor of an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell for professional excellence in the legal space, and he frequently provides education on the Defense Base Act, workers’ compensation, Longshore matters and more. Creative problem-solving skills and an “I can fix it” mentality aid in his ability to methodically resolve his clients’ issues.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas

  • General Liability
  • Admiralty and Maritime
  • Defense Base Act
  • Federal Workers’ Compensation
  • Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation
  • Premises Liability
  • State Workers’ Compensation
  • Subrogation
  • Transportation
  • Trucking
  • Commercial Litigation

Education

  • J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1992
    • Cum laude
  • B.A., University of Florida, 1989

Court Admissions

  • The Florida Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Honors and Distinctions

  • Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

Speeches and Presentations

  • WCCP Board Certification Course for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions, Orlando, Florida, January 2014
  • The Longshore Breakout FWCI, Organizer, Moderator and Speaker, News
    From the Department of Labor and Trends Under the Longshore and
    Defense Base Act, Orlando, Florida, August 2014
  • The Defense Base Act, Dallas, TX, October 2014
  • The Longshore Breakout FWCI Organizer, Moderator and Speaker, Orlando, Florida, August 2014
  • The Longshore Breakout FWCI Organizer, Moderator and Speaker, Orlando, Florida, August 2015
  • Advanced Consulting, Case Law Update, Dallas, Texas, January 2016
  • WCCP, Board Certified Program for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions,
    Orlando, Florida, December 2016
  • Willis DBA Seminar, Trying a Case, Dallas, Texas, June 2017
    Advanced Consulting, Case Law Update, Dallas, Texas, February 2017
  • The Longshore Breakout FWCI, Organizer, Moderator and Speaker, Orlando, Florida, August 2017
  • Advanced Consulting, Managing Defense Base Act Claims, Dallas, Texas,
    January 2018
  • The Longshore Breakout FWCI, Organizer, Moderator and Speaker, Orlando, Florida, August 2018
  • WCCP Board Certified Program for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions
    Lake Mary, Florida, February 2018
  • Signal Maritime Conference, How Best to Handle Serious Long-Term
    Claims, Memphis, Tennessee, May 2019
  • WCCP, Board Certified Program for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions,
    Tampa, Florida, June 2019
  • The Longshore Breakout FWCI, Organizer, Moderator and Speaker, Orlando, Florida, August 2019
  • WCCP Board Certification Course for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions, June 2021
  • Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference – Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Jones Act and Defense Base Act Breakouts, Orlando, Florida, August 2021
  • WCCP Board Certification Course for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions, February 2022
  • Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference – Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Jones Act and Defense Base Act Breakouts, Orlando, Florida, August 2022
  • WCCP Board Certification Course for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions, February 2023
  • Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference – Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Jones Act and Defense Base Act Breakouts, Orlando, Florida, August 2023
  • WCCP Board Certification Course for Adjusters, Other Jurisdictions, January 2024
  • Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference – Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Jones Act and Defense Base Act Breakouts, Orlando, Florida, August 2024

Professional Memberships

  • Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Section, past rules committee member
  • DOL Joint Bar Association
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
  • Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club
  • RIMS, the risk management society
  • Defense Research Institute 

Community Involvement

  • Board Member – 440 Scholarship Fund