The Firm's Founder
HENRY
A. SEIDEN, ESQ.
President and Director
Henry A. Seiden is President and Director of The Seiden Law Firm. Since 1989, Mr. Seiden and the firm's staff have assisted clients in recovering millions of dollars in compensation for their injuries and losses as well as helping to assure that valuable insurance coverage was available to pay for their damages.
Since beginning practice in 1984, Mr. Seiden has served clients as a trial lawyer. mediator and family firm advisor. His practice has concentrated on personal injury cases involving car accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, insurance claims , slip and falls and uninsured motorist claims, as well as complex insurance issues regarding bad faith, personal injury protection, general insurance liability and complicated insurance coverage
Mr. Seiden also serves as a mediator, arbitrator and consultant regarding family firm and family wealth issues. He has been an innovator in dispute resolution with two patents pending before the United States Patent Office for inventions in the areas of online mediation and litigation facilitation.
Admitted to practice in Florida and Massachusetts, Mr. Seiden is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a nationally recognized organization which assesses ethical standards and legal ability. An AV Rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
As a litigator, Mr. Seiden has represented clients in hundreds of jury and non-jury personal injury and car accident trials as well as thousands of litigation matters involving a multitude of personal injury and insurance matters. In representing victims of insurance bad faith, Mr. Seiden's landmark victory before the Supreme Court of Florida in Allstate Indemnity Company v. Ruiz, 899 So.2d 1121 (Fla. 2005) changed the law, entitling consumers and policyholders the right to gain access to insurance company claim files in bad faith lawsuits.
Mr. Seiden is also certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Court and County Court Mediator and qualified as a Court-Appointed Arbitrator. As a mediator, Mr. Seiden assists litigants and pre-litigants in resolving disputes by combining his mediation training and experience with an extensive litigation background. He also is former Chairperson of The Florida Bar’s Fee Arbitration Committee for the 15th Judicial Circuit and is certified by The Florida Bar as a Grievance Mediator and Fee Dispute Arbitrator.
Mr. Seiden has filed briefs and appeared before the Supreme Court of Florida, the Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami, Florida. Mr. Seiden also has appeared in Federal Court before the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.
In addition, Mr. Seiden serves as a consultant and expert witness on insurance coverage, bad faith and attorney’s fees issues.
Before entering the practice of law, Mr. Seiden was a sports writer for The Miami Herald and The Miami News. He covered The Miami Dolphins and University of Miami football teams and also specialized in boxing coverage, feature writing and investigative reporting.
TO CONTACT HENRY A. SEIDEN:
Mail:
The Seiden Law Firm
Galleria International Building
301 Clematis Street, Suite 201
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Phone: 561-833-8988
Fax: 561-828-9246
OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT HENRY A. SEIDEN, ESQ.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Florida Bar
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
Certified Circuit and County Court Mediator, Supreme Court of Florida
Court Appointed Arbitrator, Supreme Court of Florida Certified Arbitrator Training Program
Certified Mediator/Arbitrator, The Florida Bar Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program
Approved Lecturer, Florida Department of Financial Services
BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS
The Seiden Law Firm
MediationAmerica, Inc.
Courteasy, Inc.
Conflict Management, Inc.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Juris Doctor, Nova University Center for the Study of Law
B.A., University of Miami
Dispute Management Institute, Mediator Certification
Florida Supreme Court Certified Arbitrator Training Program
Family Firm Institute, Family Firm Advising Certificate Program
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Air Force (Reserve)
COMMITTEES
Program Mediator/Arbitrator, The Florida Bar Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program
Advisory Committee, Family Firm Institute
Former Chairperson, The Florida Bar Fee Arbitration Committee, 15th Judicial Circuit
MEMBERSHIPS
Family Firm Institute
Florida Justice Association
SERVING THESE AREAS
Serving the entire State of Florida, including Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton), Broward County (Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach, Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Tamarac, Plantation, Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale, Hollywood), Miami-Dade County (Miami, Aventura, North Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Pinecrest, Kendall, Coral Gables, Homestead) Martin County (Stuart, Hobe Sound), Jensen Beach, Palm City, St. Lucie County (Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Hutchinson Island.