Stoler Russell STOLER • RUSSELL • KEENER • VERONA

Robin P. Keener's practice is concentrated in the area of insurance coverage and good faith claims handling.

She provides insurance clients with opinions and analysis of coverage issues and extra-contractual exposures under personal, commercial, and professional lines policies including analysis of auto, truckers, general liability, professional liability, pollution liability, business owners, homeowners, excess, umbrella, directors and officers, errors and omissions and garage keepers policies. Robin represents insurance clients throughout the state of Florida in litigation arising out of these areas of insurance coverage including declaratory, breach of contract and extra-contractual actions. She is admitted to practice in all State Courts of Florida; the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

The majority of Robin's practice is focused on third party personal and commercial insurance coverage issues involving serious bodily injury claims and construction defect claims. She has extensive experience litigating coverage issues in these areas, including numerous cases involving homeowners, general liability, and auto policies. A substantial number of the auto cases involve the availability and extent of uninsured motorist coverage. A significant portion of Robin's practice also includes advice on good faith claims handling and assistance in negotiating settlements in multi-claimant situations.

Robin is AV rated and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law.

• J.D., magna cum laude, Stetson University College of Law (2002)
• B.A., with honors, University of Florida (1996)

• Florida

• Martindale-Hubbell™ AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2024 Lawyer of the Year – Insurance Law, Tampa
• The Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law (2015-Present)

• Obtained summary judgment in Federal Court action addressing the applicability of coverage for judgements in excess of 9 million dollars against putative additional insureds.
• Prevailed on summary judgment at trial court level and on appeal in State Court matter defending insurer against claims seeking recovery of nearly 15 million dollars for direct and assigned claims of putative additional insureds.
• Prevailed in state court action on summary judgment and on subsequent appeal on challenge to UM selection forms and right to issue split limit policies.
• Provide opinions on and represent insurance companies in litigation involving insurance coverage for construction defect and faulty workmanship claims.
• Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a commercial general liability insurer in a lawsuit involving the insured’s misrepresentations in its application for insurance.
• Prevailed at trial in Federal Court regarding coverage for third party claim for destruction of equipment used to move marine drilling platforms.
• Successfully represented various insurers in litigation regarding the availability and extent of uninsured motorist coverage.
• Facilitate global mediations and negotiate settlements in multi claimant situations involving serious injuries and limited insurance coverage.
• Drafted indemnity and insurance provisions for environmental cleanup contract.

• The Florida Bar
• Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Insurance Coverage Committee Chair – 2019 through present
• DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
• Claims Litigation and Management Alliance

• Insurance Coverage for Attorney’s Fees Awarded Pursuant to the Officer of Judgment Statute or Based on Contractual Obligations Post Macedo, 40 Trial Adv. 28 (2021)
• Florida Legislature Creates Right of Contribution for Defense Costs Among Liability Insurers, 38 Trial Adv. 23 (2019)
• A Comment on the Supreme Court's Machiavellian Approach to Government Action and the Implications of its Recent Decision in Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, 31 Stetson L. Rev. 1057 (2002).

• 2022 Florida Insurance Network Symposium (“FINS”): General Liability Coverage Issues Presented by Employee Tort Claim
• 2019 Florida Insurance Network Symposium (“FINS): Issues of Waiver and Estoppel in Cases of Questionable Coverage: Navigating Florida Law
• Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Client on Good Faith Claims Handling Under Florida Law
• Seminar for Insurance Client on Uninsured Motorist Coverage
• Seminar for Insurance Client on Florida Misrepresentation Statute, Fla. Stat. § 627.409
• Seminar for Insurance Client on Claims Administration Statute, Fla. Stat. § 627.426