Rey  Alvarez
"I take ownership of all situations and pride myself on tactically and aggressively defending WC matters.”

Rey Alvarez

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Rey Alvarez
Workers' Compensation Managing Attorney—Miami

Rey (Reinaldo) Alvarez is the Workers’ Compensation Managing Attorney. Rey has substantial WC Defense experience and knowledge of Medicare Compliance, Medicare Set-Asides and Medicare Conditional Liens. Rey's Workers’ Compensation experience includes extensive trial experience and managing a Medicare Reporting and Set Aside Department with his last firm.

Rey authored and published a book on the new Medicare Reporting and MSA requirements. More recently, he co-authored with Dan Santaniello, a Medicare White Paper that was presented at the 15th Annual Florida Liability Claims Conference and will be published in the upcoming FDLA issue of 'Trial Advocate Quarterly'. Rey also wrote an informative article on Reducing the Cost of Funding a Medicare Set-Aside that was recently published in the Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section 'News & 440 Report'. A.M. Best also released a recent Insurance Law Podcast featuring Dan Santaniello and Rey Alvarez on Medicare issues.

Rey also manages our Section 111 Reporting (Liability) and Medicare Set Aside (WC and Liability) division and handle all firm wide conditional lien negotiations. Rey possesses substantial knowledge of the Social Security Disability law and has represented all types of Social Security Disability matters. Rey resides in the Miami office and directs the assigned teams in Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, and Tallahassee.

Practice Areas

  • Medicare Set-Aside Services MSP Section III Reporting
  • Workers' Compensation

Industries Represented

  • Insurance Companies
  • Public and Governmental Entities
  • State Bureaus & Agencies
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts
  • Financial Services Companies
  • Global Investment Banking Companies
  • Third-Party Administrators for Claims Management and Risk Control
  • Non Profit Organizations
  • Media & Electronic Commerce Businesses
  • Solid Waste Management Services
  • Gas Convenience Stores
  • Office Product Retail Stores
  • Home Improvement Retailers
  • Retail
  • Supermarket Chains
  • Construction Companies
  • Contractors and Sub-contractors
  • Suppliers
  • Car Rental Companies
  • Hotels
  • Shopping Malls and Centers
  • Restaurants
  • Manufacturers

Bar/Court Admission

  • 2003, Florida.

Education

  • Barry University, B.A., 1998.
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2003.

Professional/Civil Memberships

  • PRMIA - Professional Risk Managers' International Association.
  • Council on Litigation Management.

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

  • American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians Conference - 01/05/2012
  • Medicare Compliance and Best Practices, Client Seminar, Orlando, Florida - 10/14/2011
  • Medicare Compliance and Best Practices, Client Seminar, Coral Springs - 10/13/2011
  • Medicare Compliance and Best Practices, Client Seminar, St. Paul, MN - 09/23/2011
  • A.M. Best Insurance Law Podcast - 08/26/2011

Articles

Legal Update 11.1 (January - March, 2012)

Legal Update 10.4 (October - December, 2011)

Alvarez, Rey. “Minimize the Cost of Funding a Medicare Set-Aside.” Workers’ Compensation Section News & 440 Report. XXXI ( Summer 2011): 16-19.

Legal Update 10.3 (July - September, 2011)

Medicare White Paper. Medicare Reporting, Resolving Conditional Payments and Taking, Medicare’s Interest Into Account For Future Payments by Daniel J. Santaniello, Director Florida Defense Lawyer's Association (FDLA) and Reinaldo Alvarez, Member

Legal Update 10.2 (April - June, 2011)

Legal Update 10.1 (January - March, 2011)

Languages

  • Fluent in Spanish and English