A defense practice built on preparation, not posturing.
Laur Law defends workers' compensation and liability claims for insurers, employers, and PEOs across Florida — with early assessments you can act on and communication you never have to chase.
New matters answered same business day Every venue in Florida One attorney on your file
New assignments acknowledged the business day they arrive, with a named point of contact and next steps.
Appearances in district offices and circuit courts across Florida — no separate local counsel to retain and manage.
The lawyer who evaluates your file is the lawyer who argues it. No handoffs, no re-explaining the facts.
Robert Laur
Rob has spent his career on one side of the table: defending the people and companies who pay claims.
He earned his degree from the University of Florida in 2012 and his law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 2015. Since then he has handled matters across the state, from first report through final hearing and trial.
He has taken multi-million dollar liability exposures to defense verdict. He lectures at workers' compensation seminars, and carriers, PEOs, and startups bring him in to look at structures and coverage positions before anything becomes litigation.
Three kinds of work, done thoroughly.
A deliberately narrow practice. Depth in the claims that actually reach your desk beats a long list of services.
Workers' Compensation Defense
Petitions for benefits, compensability and misrepresentation defenses, indemnity and medical exposure, mediation, and final hearing before the Judge of Compensation Claims.
02General Liability Defense
Premises, automobile, and negligence claims handled from investigation through discovery, motion practice, and trial — prepared as if every one will be tried.
03Risk & Coverage Advisory
Coverage positions, employment and staffing structures, and exposure review for carriers, PEOs, and growing companies — before a claim turns into a case.
The difference is in the handling, not the pitch.
You reach the attorney directly
Your call goes to the person handling the matter. Nothing gets relayed, delegated, or lost between an assistant and a junior associate.
Honest numbers early
A candid view of exposure in the first thirty days, including the cases worth resolving. Optimism that costs you money is not a service.
Statewide without the overhead
Venue follows the accident, not your office. One firm covers the file wherever it is filed, which removes a layer of coordination and cost.
Reporting that fits your system
Reports written to your format and timing, in plain language a file reviewer or a client can read without a translation.
Prepared to try it
Files are worked from the beginning as if they will be tried. That posture changes what a case is worth long before a hearing date.
No surprises on budget
Agreed budgets and early notice when something changes them. You should never learn about a cost increase from the invoice.
What happens after you assign a file.
A consistent sequence, so you always know where a matter stands without having to ask.
Acknowledgment and triage
Same business dayReceipt confirmed, deadlines calendared, and an immediate read on anything time-sensitive — a hearing already set, a statute running, a decision that cannot wait.
Investigation and early assessment
First 30 daysRecords, statements, and the factual and legal defenses worth developing. You receive a written evaluation with a realistic exposure range and a recommended path.
Position and resolve
OngoingDiscovery and motion practice aimed at the issues that move value. Where resolution makes sense, it is pursued from a prepared position rather than a pressured one.
Hearing or trial
When it serves the clientCases that should be tried are tried, by the attorney who has handled the file since day one and knows the record without having to relearn it.
Most cases are decided in the months before anyone walks into a hearing room.
Preparation is not a personality trait; it is a strategy. The facts are gathered early, the medical is understood before the other side understands it, and the defenses that matter are identified while there is still time to develop them.
What that buys a client is optionality: the ability to resolve a case on favorable terms because the file supports it, or to try it because the file supports that instead. The work is quiet. The results are not accidental.
What clients say.
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Before you call.
How quickly will I hear back?
New matters and inquiries are acknowledged the same business day. If something is genuinely urgent — a hearing this week, a statute about to run — call rather than email and it will be handled immediately.
Do you handle files outside the Tampa area?
Yes. Workers' compensation venue follows the accident, not counsel's office, and Laur Law appears throughout Florida. You do not need to retain separate local counsel or coordinate between firms.
What do you need to open a file?
The petition or complaint, the date and county of the accident, current indemnity and medical paid, and the name of any prior counsel of record. If you have less than that, send what you have — the gaps can be filled after the file is open.
How do you report and bill?
Reports follow your format and schedule. Budgets are agreed at the outset, and you are told before anything changes them rather than after. Litigation guidelines and e-billing platforms are accommodated.
Do you actually try cases?
Yes, and files are prepared from the outset on that assumption. Robert has defended multi-million dollar liability matters to defense verdict. Past results depend on the specific facts of each case and do not predict future outcomes.
Can you help before there is a claim?
Often that is the most valuable time to be involved. Carriers, PEOs, and growing companies engage Laur Law to review coverage positions, staffing and employment structures, and likely exposure while the situation can still be changed.
Send the file. Get a straight answer.
Tell us what you have. You will hear back the same business day with an honest read on where it stands.