Shawn P. McLaughlin, Esquire
Partner
| Location: | York, Pennsylvania |
| Phone: | 717-843-8046 866-464-5297 (Toll Free) |
| Fax: | 717-854-4362 |
| E-mail: | E-mail Me |
Shawn P. McLaughlin is a graduate of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a graduate of Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In law school, Attorney McLaughlin served on the board of Regent University Law Review.
Attorney Shawn McLaughlin concentrates his practice in personal injury, Social Security Disability, employment law and civil litigation, and handles such cases in Adams, Dauphin, Lancaster, and York County, Pennsylvania. Attorney McLaughlin has personally handled hundreds of each of these types of cases, and enjoys doing so.
Attorney McLaughlin is a member of the United States Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eastern and Middle District Federal Courts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and is a member of the Lancaster and York County Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice.
Attorney McLaughlin is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, Christian Legal Society and the Employment Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. For his service to the community, the York County Bar Association recognized Attorney McLaughlin by awarding him the Pro Bono Award.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
- Unemployment
- Social Security Disability
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Education
- Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- J.D. - 1991
- Honors: Secretary, Student Bar Association, Regent Parallel Committee
- Law Review: Regent University Law Review
- Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- B.S. - 1987
- Honors: President's List
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: Phi Alpha Theta
- Major: History
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- The Rules of Transient Jurisdiction: Should We Burnham? (Comment)
- 1 Regent L. Rev. 157, 1991
Representative Cases
- Frankenfield v. Feeser, 672 A.2d 1347 (Pa.Super. 1996)
- Quinlan v. Hogan, 110 York Leg.Rec. 39 (1997)
- Gourmet Table Skirts v. Falzone, 110 York Leg Rec. 35 (1996)
- Boettelmann v. Ruder et al., 108 York Leg. Rec. 8 (1994)
- New Life Assembly of God Church of Lancaster, PA v. Phillips Capital, et al., 83 Lancaster Law Review 48 (2009)
- Serena F. Smallwood v. Ernest Kilby, 123 York Legal Record 4 (2009)
- Neiman v. American Intern. Group, Inc, Slip Copy, 2009 WL 3764027 (M.D. Pa. 2009)
- Crimmins v. Penn DOT, 61 Pa. D. & C.4th 363 (Pa. Com. Pl. 2003)
- T.S. v. Penn Manor, School Dist., 798 A.2d 837, 165 Ed. Law Rep. 701 (Pa.Cmwlth.Ct. 2002)
- Brenner ex rel. Johnson v. West Shore School Dist., 780 A.2d 726 (Pa.Cmwlth.Ct. 2001)
- T.C. York Company t/a Town & Country York v. William A. Gorman, III, 115 York Leg. Rec. 9 (Pa.Com.Pl. 2001)
- Linda P. Garrison v. Eric R. Garrison, 113 York. Leg. Rec. 30 (Pa.Com.Pl. 1999)
- Browning-Ferris, Inc v. Manchester Borough, 936 F.Supp. 241 (M.D. Pa. 1996)
- Chase Bank USA, N.A. v. Rader, 8 Pa. D. & C. 5th 297 (Pa. Com. Pl. 2009)
Representative Clients
- Bell Socialization Services, Inc.
- Bitterman Scales
- Black Horse Animal Hospital
- CB Tool Co.
- Lancaster Pump
- Kroy Industrial Park
- Numerous Local Churches and Christian Organizations
- One Way Janitorial, Inc.
- Rebel's Construction, Inc.
- Red Lion Chiropractic, Inc.
- Salon Downunder
- Salvage One, Inc.
- Typical Life Corporation
- York Rescue Mission
Honors and Awards
- Pro Bono Award Recipient, York County Bar Association, 1996
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Lancaster County Bar Association, Member
- York County Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, Member
- Christian Legal Society, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Employment Law Section, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Mid-Penn Legal Services (York County and Lancaster County)