Lee S. Siegel

Mr. Siegel is a Connecticut-based attorney in Hurwitz Fine P.C.’s Insurance Coverage Group, where he represents insurers in complex coverage and bad faith disputes. With more than 30 years of experience in insurance coverage, bad faith, class action, and defense litigation, he brings both deep litigation knowledge and a unique insight into insurance company operations.

Admitted in Connecticut and New York, Mr. Siegel regularly advises and defends insurers in high-stakes coverage and bad faith litigation across the country. He is widely recognized for his thought leadership, having published numerous articles on insurance coverage issues, been quoted in leading industry journals, and spoken at national conferences and webinars. He is often retained as a consulting and testifying expert.

Before joining Hurwitz Fine, Mr. Siegel served in a senior role in the Law Department of one of the nation’s largest insurers, where he supervised all coverage and bad faith litigation involving management liability policies, including D&O, E&O, EPLI, Fidelity, Surety, and Cyber. In earlier roles, he provided real-time coverage advice, bad faith avoidance strategies, and litigation management across all major property and casualty lines throughout the United States.

Mr. Siegel began his career at a leading Manhattan medical malpractice defense firm, where he represented doctors and hospitals, as well as manufacturers and providers in medical products liability litigation. Today, he concentrates his practice in New York and Connecticut, providing insurers with strategic guidance in resolving complex claims and litigation.

He earned his B.A. in History and Political Science from Indiana University and his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law, where he served as Research Editor of the Law Review. Mr. Siegel lives on the Connecticut shoreline with his wife, their four children, and their loyal dog, Mocha. You can often catch him on the beach with a claim file in hand or a good spy novel.