Meet Robert P. Byelick

Mr. Byelick dedicated his career to representing employers, carriers, and servicing agents in Workers’ Compensation matters since 1976. He has since started his retirement in 2022 and no longer practices law.

Practice Areas

• Workers’ Compensation

Education

• Stetson University College of Law J.D. 1976
• Franklin and Marshall College BA 1972

Bar Admissions

• Florida (1976)

Court Admissions

• All Florida State Courts
• U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Professional Affiliations

• The Florida Bar (Workers’ Compensation Section)
• St. Petersburg Bar Association (Workers’ Compensation Section)

Community Involvement

• Member Kiwanis Club of St. Petersburg (1980-Present; President, 1988-1989)
• PARC (Board Chairman, 2008-2009), (Board of Directors, 2004-2010 and 2011 to present)
• Chairman of the Fischer-Carr Scholarship Committee
• Pinellas Education Foundation (Board Member)
• Mayor of St. Petersburg’s St. Pete Promise Committee (Chairman)
• Clutch Hitters of Tampa Bay (Chairman, 2011-2014; member of Steering Committee)
• St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce (Board of Governor’s 1991-1993; Chairman of Sports Commission 1990-1992)

Publications

• Workers’ Compensation articles in St. Petersburg Bar Association magazine, The Paraclete.

Distinctions

• The Florida Bar Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Lawyer (1993-Present)
• AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyer (2007-2014)
• St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Year, 1990
• St. Petersburg Bar Foundation, Hero Among Us, 2013
• Pinellas Education Foundation, Chairman’s Award, 2016
• St. Petersburg Area YMCA, Reverend Chester James Award, 2016

Presentations

• Numerous seminars to clients including carriers, servicing agents, employers, Chamber of Commerce and others
• Workers’ Compensation Claims Professionals (WCCP) speaker at seminars
• Seminars and webinar for local insurance agencies and their clients