Background
Specter, Shanin was born on December 1, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Specter, Shanin was born on December 1, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Haverford College (Bachelor of Arts, honors in Political Science, 1980). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, 1984). Cambridge University, Cambridge, England (Master of Laws, First Honors, 1984).
Weightman v. National Realty Corporation, 1993, 2761, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County; Sparber v. Alfred I. DuPont Institute of Nemours Foundation, 1997 WL 113842 (Doctorate.Del. 1997).Worked at Kline & Specter, Professional Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Catastrophic Injury Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Recipient: Harry South. Truman Scholarship Award, 1977. Stephen J. Miller Award, 1980.
Author: "ATVs: A Tale of Deception," Product Liability Law Rptr., June, 1991.
Member, Hearing Committee of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1989-1995. Chairman, 1994-1995. Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1995.
Governor"s Appointee to Pennsylvania Medical Professional Liability Insurance Catastrophe Loss Fund Advisory Board, 1997. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1990-1994) Bar Associations.
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988).
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Society of International Law.
Member, Hearing Committee of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1989-1995. Chairman, 1994-1995. Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1995. Governor"s Appointee to Pennsylvania Medical Professional Liability Insurance Catastrophe Loss Fund Advisory Board, 1997.
Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1990-1994) Bar Associations.
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988). Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Society of International Law.
