Alexandra J. Schultz

Member

Boca Raton

(561) 515-5205

(561) 245-6209

Recent Publication:

Florida Federal Court Holds Insurer Did Not Timely File Interpleader Under Section 624.155(6) [Avoiding Insurance Bad Faith Blog]

As part of Florida’s March 2023 tort and insurance reforms, the Florida legislature introduced a safe harbor for carriers to avoid bad faith liability in claims involving multiple third party claimants.  The provision appears in Fla. Stat. 624.155(6) and states …

Alexandra’s practice focuses on advising insurers on coverage issues with respect to general liability, property, and professional liability policies. 

Alexandra regularly counsels clients on claims handling, policy interpretation, risk transfer, and avoidance of exposure to extracontractual liability.  She represents clients in litigation in both state and federal courts and is experienced in all stages of litigation.  Alexandra has written articles and alerts on bad faith and property insurance and has presented on topics including the duty to defend, insurance class actions, professional liability coverage, and Florida’s 2023 insurance reforms.

Alexandra graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University and earned her law degree from Tulane University Law School, where she held the position of senior articles editor of the Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. While in law school, Alexandra served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Lance Africk and the Honorable Sarah Vance at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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Experience

News

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 250 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in Best Lawyers in America 2026 Edition

August 21, 2025

Best Lawyers selected more than 250 Cozen O'Connor lawyers from 26 of the firm's US offices for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition

August 15, 2024

Best Lawyers selected 242 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Super Lawyers Names 15 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys to its 2024 Florida List

July 03, 2024

Eight Cozen O’Connor attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers, including Susan N. Eisenberg, James A. Gale, Howard S. Krooks, Samuel A. Lewis, Ellen S. Morris, Stuart R. Morris, Ralf R. Rodriguez, and Martin T. Schrier. The seven Cozen O’Connor attorneys recognized as Rising Stars are Heather Beale, Tiffany Bustamante, J. Kent Crocker, Arielle Eisenberg, Alexandra J. Schultz, Natasha Shaikh, and Paul Souferis.

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys to its Best Lawyers in America 2024 Edition

August 17, 2023

Best Lawyers selected 230 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Super Lawyers Names 12 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys to its 2023 Florida List

June 30, 2023

Selection to Super Lawyers is based on peer nominations and evaluations, combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of attorneys are named Super Lawyers; only 2.5% of attorneys are listed as Rising Stars.

More Than 200 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

August 22, 2022

210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Cozen O'Connor Promotes 28 Attorneys to Member

March 25, 2022

Cozen O'Connor promoted 28 attorneys to member in March.

More Than 205 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch By The Best Lawyers In America

August 19, 2021

Best Lawyers selected 210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 23 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Publications

Florida Federal Court Holds Insurer Did Not Timely File Interpleader Under Section 624.155(6) [Avoiding Insurance Bad Faith Blog]

March 09, 2026

As part of Florida’s March 2023 tort and insurance reforms, the Florida legislature introduced a safe harbor for carriers to avoid bad faith liability in claims involving multiple third party claimants.  The provision appears in Fla. Stat. 624.155(6) and states …

Hot Topics in Insurance Law in the Sunshine State

February 20, 2026

John David (J.D.) Dickenson, Tiffany Bustamante, and Alexandra J. Schultz of Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department contributed the USA-Florida Trends and Development content “Hot Topics in Insurance Law in the Sunshine State: Impacts of Florida Insurance Code Reforms on the Market and in the Courts, and the Expansion of AI" to the Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance 2026 Global Practice Guide.

When Better Late Than Never Isn’t Good Enough: Florida Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment For Insurer In Late-Reported Hurricane Claim [Property Insurance Law Observer Blog]

September 30, 2021

On September 27, 2021, Judge Jose Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted summary judgment in favor of Scottsdale Insurance Company in LMP Holdings Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., case no. 20-24099. The case arose out of a Hurricane Irma claim reported more...

A Consequential Ruling: Florida Supreme Court Rejects Recovery of Consequential Damages in First-Party Breach of Contract Actions [Property Insurance Law Observer Blog]

January 22, 2021

In first-party breach of insurance contract actions, the parties oftentimes dispute whether the policyholder may seek damages that are not explicitly provided for in the policy, with the policyholder arguing such indirect damages flow from the alleged breach of contract. By doing so, policyholders...

Trouble Brewing: Florida Federal Court Dismisses Beer Distributor’s Claim for COVID-19 Losses [Property Insurance Law Observer Blog]

October 15, 2020

Insurance claims arising out of COVID-19-related commercial losses have been hotly contested, and lawsuits have been filed across the country by policyholders seeking coverage for lost business income. These claims typically raise similar coverage questions – whether the spread of a virus could...

Education

  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 2013
  • George Washington University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008

Awards & Honors

Best Lawyers in America (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch 2021 - 2026

Super Lawyers Rising Star (Florida) 2023 - 2024

  • Louisiana
  • Florida