Robert Siegel - Member - Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse

Contact

New Orleans
(504) 654-1307 direct
(504) 561-1011 fax
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Areas of Practice

Insurance Coverage
Property
Major Casualty
Admiralty and Maritime Litigation
Products Liability
Professional Liability

Robert I. Siegel

Member

Mr. Siegel is a seasoned trial lawyer, with more than 40 years of experience trying cases before state and federal judges and juries in Louisiana, Texas and elsewhere. He is also uniquely qualified in insurance coverage matters, defense of insurance bad faith claims, and has presented continuing legal education seminars on coverage related issues. He not only renders coverage advice, but has also won coverage disputes for major insurance companies.

Mr. Siegel is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, Southern District of Texas and all Louisiana and Texas state courts.

Representative Cases

Mr. Siegel has a wide-ranging practice area that includes Insurance Coverage, Property, Major Casualty, Admiralty and Maritime Litigation, Products Liability, and Professional Liability.

  1. Ortiz v. MeadWestvaco Corporation;
  2. M & R Drywall, Inc. v. MAPP Construction, LLC;
  3. Meyers v. Welch;
  4. Orleans Parish School Bd. v. Lexington Ins. Co.;
  5. In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation;
  6. Zeitoun v. Orleans Parish School Bd.;
  7. Louisiana Bag Co., Inc. v. Audubon Indem. Co.;
  8. Fenkel v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co.;
  9. American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company v. Canal Indemnity Company;
  10. Adams v. Unione Mediterranea Di Sicurta; at al.;
  11. Bayou Steel Corporation v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA;
  12. In the Matter of the Complaint of Anthill Pipeline Construction Co., Inc.;
  13. Henry v. South Louisiana Sugars Co-op, Inc.;
  14. Jaw the Pointe v. Lexington;
  15. Toston v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh;
Education

Mr. Siegel attended The University of Illinois, The State University of New York at Binghamton, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1976.  He obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola School of Law of New Orleans in 1979.

Personal
Mr. Siegel was nominated and elected by his peers as a Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel (formerly known as the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel) in September 2017. This organization represents the interests of both insurers and policyholders and engages in a wide variety of activities in addition to improving the quality and civility of the practice of insurance law. Mr. Siegel has been recognized as a Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" selected by his peers for his work in the practice area Litigation - Insurance in New Orleans.

A member of the New Orleans and Louisiana Associations of Defense Counsel, Mr. Siegel belongs to the Defense Research Institute. He has lectured at continuing education seminars speaking to lawyers, physicians and insurance professionals on topics such as insurance coverage, property, products liability, medical malpractice, damages and federal court procedures. He holds membership in the Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, and the Federal Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit.

Robert I. Siegel

Member

Robert Siegel - Member - Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse

Contact

New Orleans
(504) 654-1307 direct
(504) 561-1011 fax
DOWNLOAD VCARD

Mr. Siegel is a seasoned trial lawyer, with more than 40 years of experience trying cases before state and federal judges and juries in Louisiana, Texas and elsewhere. He is also uniquely qualified in insurance coverage matters, defense of insurance bad faith claims, and has presented continuing legal education seminars on coverage related issues. He not only renders coverage advice, but has also won coverage disputes for major insurance companies.

Mr. Siegel is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, Southern District of Texas and all Louisiana and Texas state courts.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Coverage
Property
Major Casualty
Admiralty and Maritime Litigation
Products Liability
Professional Liability

Curriculum Vitae

Representative Cases

Mr. Siegel has a wide-ranging practice area that includes Insurance Coverage, Property, Major Casualty, Admiralty and Maritime Litigation, Products Liability, and Professional Liability.

  1. Ortiz v. MeadWestvaco Corporation;
  2. M & R Drywall, Inc. v. MAPP Construction, LLC;
  3. Meyers v. Welch;
  4. Orleans Parish School Bd. v. Lexington Ins. Co.;
  5. In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation;
  6. Zeitoun v. Orleans Parish School Bd.;
  7. Louisiana Bag Co., Inc. v. Audubon Indem. Co.;
  8. Fenkel v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co.;
  9. American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company v. Canal Indemnity Company;
  10. Adams v. Unione Mediterranea Di Sicurta; at al.;
  11. Bayou Steel Corporation v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA;
  12. In the Matter of the Complaint of Anthill Pipeline Construction Co., Inc.;
  13. Henry v. South Louisiana Sugars Co-op, Inc.;
  14. Jaw the Pointe v. Lexington;
  15. Toston v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh;
Education

Mr. Siegel attended The University of Illinois, The State University of New York at Binghamton, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1976.  He obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola School of Law of New Orleans in 1979.

Personal
Mr. Siegel was nominated and elected by his peers as a Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel (formerly known as the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel) in September 2017. This organization represents the interests of both insurers and policyholders and engages in a wide variety of activities in addition to improving the quality and civility of the practice of insurance law. Mr. Siegel has been recognized as a Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" selected by his peers for his work in the practice area Litigation - Insurance in New Orleans.

A member of the New Orleans and Louisiana Associations of Defense Counsel, Mr. Siegel belongs to the Defense Research Institute. He has lectured at continuing education seminars speaking to lawyers, physicians and insurance professionals on topics such as insurance coverage, property, products liability, medical malpractice, damages and federal court procedures. He holds membership in the Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, and the Federal Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit.