Shanin Specter

Shanin Specter

Shanin Specter
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education JD and LLM
Alma mater Haverford College, University of Pennsylvania School of Law and University of Cambridge
Occupation Lawyer[1]
Years active 1984 to present
Employer Kline & Specter
Known for Personal injury litigation
Spouse(s) Tracey Specter
Parent(s) Arlen Specter (father) and Joan Levy (mother)
Website www.klinespecter.com

Shanin Specter is an American lawyer and founding partner of Kline & Specter, a Philadelphia law firm.[2]

Early life, education, and career

Specter was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Specter earned an undergraduate degree in political science from Haverford College. While there, he acted as an assistant to Congressman Bob Edgar with his work on the House Select Committee on Assassinations, during their review of the JFK and Martin Luther King assassination investigations. He then graduated with a JD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. During law school, he trained under litigator Jim Beasley. After law school, he began working for Beasley full time in 1984.[3]

Career

In 1995 Specter cofounded the law firm Kline & Specter with Thomas R. Kline, which is now the largest personal injury law firm in Pennsylvania.[4] In his legal career, he has "obtained more than 100 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million" according to the American Constitution Society at Stanford Law School.[5][3] He is also a newspaper contributor, writing for publications including CNN.[6][7] In 2013, Specter was interviewed by several publications about the role his father’s investigation of the assassination of JFK had affected his life.[8][9]

Specter has secured multi-million dollar verdicts in lawsuits against several large corporations, including the Ford Motor Co. in a case involving the death of a boy due to a defective parking brake,[10] West Penn Power Co. after a woman was electrocuted by a falling power line,[11] and U.S. Security Associates, Inc., in an action involving the shooting deaths of two employees at a Kraft Foods factory in Philadelphia.[12]

Political life

He is the son of the late Senator Arlen Specter, for whom Shanin Specter worked as a campaign consultant on his father’s electoral campaigns[13][14] since his time as a student.[15] In 2002, he also accompanied Michael Smerconish on an official trip to Cuba where they met with Fidel Castro.[16] In 2014, Shanin Specter was named to Pennsylvania Governor-elect Tom Wolf’s steering committee.[17] He has also provided testimony before the Philadelphia City Council on the subject of public safety.[18]

Personal life

Shanin Specter is the son of Arlen Specter and Joan Levy, who served as a city councilman for the city of Philadelphia.[19] Specter married his wife, Tracey Specter, in 1986.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Shanin Specter, Attorney". Lawyer.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kline And Specter Take On Philly's Plaintiff-Friendly Rep". law360.com.
  3. 1 2 Nick DiUlio (19 May 2011). "Shanin Specter - Pennsylvania Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice Lawyers - The Raconteur". Super Lawyers.
  4. ↑ Brenda Craig. "Shanin Specter: I Want to Win Because the Cause is Just". lawyersandsettlements.com.
  5. ↑ "ACS Presents: Lunch Talk with Renowned Trial Lawyer, Shanin Specter". stanford.edu.
  6. ↑ SHANIN SPECTER. "Courts shortchange malpractice victims". thetimes-tribune.com.
  7. ↑ Shanin Specter (30 July 2014). "Opinion: General Motors scandal is not unique - CNN.com". CNN.
  8. ↑ "Shannon Spector on Growing Up With the JFK 'Single-Bullet Theory'". NBC 10 Philadelphia.
  9. ↑ "Shanin Specter on growing up with the 'single bullet theory’ - Philadelphia Business Journal". Philadelphia Business Journal. 18 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Riley, Brendan (1998-07-31). "Jury awards $153.2 million in Ford parking brake defect case". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  11. ↑ Ward, Paula Reed (2012-12-07). "Irwin family awarded $109 million in power line death". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  12. ↑ Chang, David (2015-03-31). "Jury Finds Security Company Negligent in Deaths of Kraft Employees Killed by Co-Worker". NBC 10 Philadelphia. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  13. ↑ "The Philadelphia Reader". google.ca.
  14. ↑ "Wolf dominating recent TV ad volume in Pa.". Philly.com. 10 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Morning Drive". google.ca.
  16. ↑ Michael Smerconish. "Six hours, and 53 years, of Fidel". thetimes-tribune.com.
  17. ↑ "Wolf names transition steering committee". Philly.com. 18 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Montgomery’s death spurs proposed surveillance legislation". delcotimes.com.
  19. ↑ "Official Congressional Directory, 2009-2010: 111th Congress, Convened ...". google.ca.
  20. ↑ "Volunteer of the Week: Tracey Specter(with video)". Mainline Media News.

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