Partner/Group Lead (Workers Compensation Defense)

Overview

Kelley Kronenberg is seeking a Partner-level attorney with a portable book of business and the ambition to build a market-leading Workers’ Compensation defense practice on one of the most established platforms in South Florida. This is an opportunity to leverage four decades of institutional relationships, a deep carrier and employer client base, and firm-funded infrastructure to accelerate the growth of your own practice.

Why Kelley Kronenberg

Kelley Kronenberg is a nationally recognized, forward-thinking law firm with more than four decades of excellence in Workers’ Compensation advocacy. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale and operating across multiple South Florida offices—with a growing national footprint in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, and New York—we have built a reputation as a trusted partner for carriers, self-insured employers, TPAs, and business owners seeking exceptional defense counsel.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and Grow Your Practice: Leverage your existing book of business while capitalizing on the firm’s deep South Florida market presence and institutional client relationships to expand your practice.
• Serve as primary relationship manager for key carrier, TPA, and employer clients.
• Deliver Exceptional Client Results: Handle high-exposure and complex Workers’ Compensation defense matters from investigation through resolution, including hearings before Judges of Compensation Claims, mediations, and appeals.
• Provide strategic counsel on claim management, cost containment, and litigation avoidance.
• Drive Business Development: Actively develop new client relationships through networking, industry events, thought leadership, and direct engagement with the insurance and employer community.
• Represent the firm at FDCC, DRI, CLM, and other industry conferences.
• Build and Lead a High-Performing Team: Recruit, mentor, and develop associate attorneys and support staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability, professional excellence, and client-first service within your unit.
• Shape Strategic Direction: Collaborate with firm leadership on the strategic growth of the Workers’ Compensation Division and participate in firmwide initiatives that strengthen our competitive position in the market.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school. Active member in good standing of the Florida Bar. Minimum of 5 years of substantive experience in Workers’ Compensation defense, with demonstrated proficiency in Florida Workers’ Compensation law, including familiarity with the Florida Workers’ Compensation Act and the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
• A portable book of business with established carrier, TPA, and/or employer client relationships.
• Proven track record of business development, client retention, and revenue generation.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing attorneys and legal support staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Board Certification in Workers’ Compensation by The Florida Bar (or eligibility to pursue).
• Experience with the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
• Established reputation within the South Florida Workers’ Compensation defense bar and carrier community.
• Prior experience operating as a practice group leader, equity partner, or in a P&L-responsible role within a mid-size or large law firm.
• Active involvement in industry organizations such as the Workers’ Compensation Section of The Florida Bar, CLM, FDCC, or DRI.