Shor & Levin

Specialties

For 30 years, the law firm of Shor & Levin has specialized in workers’ compensation cases. Through the years, the firm developed first-​hand knowledge of changes in workers’ compensation law; rules that affect Social Security Disability and Medicare; and numerous complex litigation issues.

History

Established in 1980.

In 1996 managing partner Jay Shor met with a group of Pennsylvania legislators to discuss workers’ compensation. He told the legislators that there were two types of cases that can’t be settled: A custody case where both parties agree on some schedule and workers’ compensation cases because back then lawyers need to develop a hypothetical earning capacity and a complicated formula to settle the case. The medical portion of the case remained open so the adjustors and insurance company had to continue to pay so there was no way to end the case.

This conversation led the legislators to develop the basis for the Compromise and Release Settlement which allows an injured person to get value for their case in the form of future benefits indemnity and for future medical benefits all in one lump sum so they can get on with their life and be productive again.

Members of the Pennsylvania legal community consider Jay Shor, Esquire, responsible for changing the way workers’ compensation cases a

Meet the Business Owner

Larry L.

Business Owner

Lawrence «Larry» Levin, Esquire is a senior partner of the Jenkintown law firm of Shor & Levin where for the past 37 years he has been dedicated to workplace injury cases and cutting through the red tape of workers compensation issues.

«Many years ago, I worked for an insurance company,» says Larry. «On more than one occasion I was instructed to recommend settlements to injured workers that were not in their best interests. It was a real eye opener for me and I refused to make those kinds of recommendations. I vowed from that day to make sure that employers and insurers are held accountable.»

He is past chairman and founder of the Montgomery County Young Lawyers; past committee member of the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board; former Assistant District Attorney and Judicial Law Clerk in Montgomery County. He received his B.S. in Political Science from Penn State University in 1967 and his J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1971.