Dale Lyn Friedman

A partner in Conroy Simberg’s Hollywood office, Dale L. Friedman earned a solid reputation as a dynamic commercial litigator for clients facing complex legal matters. She devoted her practice to the defense of a variety of matters in both state and federal courts. In addition to commercial litigation, she had vast experience in employment law, class actions, professional liability, intellectual property, governmental liability, premises liability, and general liability and casualty.

A powerful and persuasive public speaker, Dale served as the chairperson of the firm’s Annual Claims Management Seminar for more than 20 years. The seminar hosted several hundred claims professionals each year and was approved in Florida for continuing education credits for adjusters.

Dale was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation – Insurance. She held an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell and was recognized as one of the top discrimination, labor and employment, and insurance attorneys by Martindale’s Legal Leaders. She handled employment law cases beginning in 1992.

Dale earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. Prior to becoming an attorney, she worked as a speech pathologist and audiologist at Hope Center for the developmentally disabled.

Education:

• J.D., University of Miami School of Law
  • Member, The Order of the Coif
  • Editor, Entertainment and Sports Law Review
  • First Place, 1989 Moot Court Competition
• B.A., University of Miami

Honors & Distinctions:

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2022-2027, Listed in Florida for Litigation - Insurance
• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating - AV® Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 for the past 12 years
• Named one of the top discrimination, labor and employment, and insurance attorneys in South Florida by Martindale Hubbell’s Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyers, since 2012
• Named by her peers as one of the top 1.6 percent attorneys, Florida Trend’s, Florida Legal Elite, 2004

Publications:

• “It’s Time to Find – and Stop – the Fraud,” an expose of fraud in property, PIP and bodily injury claims,” Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar Publication, 2012
• “Working 9 to 5, What a Way to Make a Living,” an  article of employment law issues, Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar Publication, 2012
• “You Done Me Wrong,” an article on business torts, misrepresentation, contract interference and unfair competition, Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar Publication, 2010
• "Short Circuiting Electronic Discovery: Maintaining and Discovering Electronic Data," Fort Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy Simberg Claims Seminars, 2008
• “Employer Employment Law,” Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar Publication, 2008
• “Defending Personal and Advertising Injury Claims,” Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar Publication, 2007
• “Catch Them If You Can,” an article showing how to defeat fraudulent claims using surveillance and other methods to your advantage, Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar Publication, 2005
• “Mold – Simple Life Form, Complex Claims,” Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar Publication, 2004

Speaking Engagements:

• “The New Not Normal – Navigating The Covid-19 Legal Landscape,” Co-Presenter, Conroy Simberg Webinar, April 2021 
• “Strategies for the Defense of Class Action Claims:  How to Defend and Evaluate Class Action Claims,”  Co-Presenter, Conroy Simberg Webinar, May 2020 
• "An Employment Related Word or Two From the Supreme Court," Presenter, Conroy Simberg Webinar, June 2018 
• “Cannabis Litigation:  Clearing the Smoke and Weeds,”  Co-Presenter, Conroy Simberg Seminar, May 2018
• “R U Smarter Than a Plaintiff?  Discussion of Business-Related Claims,”  Co-Panelist, Conroy Simberg Seminar, April 2015
• “It’s Time to Find – and Stop- the Fraud – An expose' of fraud in property, PIP and bodily injury claims,” Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy, Simberg Claims Seminar, 2013
• “Working 9 to 5, What a Way to Make a Living:  A Discussion of Employment Law Issues,” Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar, 2012
• “You Done Me Wrong – A Discussion of Business Torts, Misrepresentation, Contract Interference and Unfair Competition,” Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar, 2010
• "Short-Circuiting Electronic Discovery: Maintaining and Discovering Electronic Data," Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy, Simberg Claims Seminar, 2008
• “Employer Employment Law,” Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar, 2008
• “Defending Personal and Advertising Injury Claims, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar, 2007
• “Catch Them If You Can - A Discussion of Fraudulent Claims Using Surveillance and Other Methods to Your Advantage,” Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar, 2005
• First Annual South Florida P&C Claims Conference, 2005
• “Mold – Simple Life Form, Complex Claims,” Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando Conroy Simberg Claims Seminar, 2004

Insights

• 30 Conroy Simberg Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
• 32 Conroy Simberg Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America® Directory
• 33 Conroy Simberg Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2025
• Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Case Affirmed
• Conroy Simberg Partners Secure Huge Result in Putative Class Action Matter
• Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Case Obtained