Eric A. Shore: How Philadelphia's Disability Authority Built a 30-Year Record Fighting for Everyday People

Eric A. Shore is the founder and president of the Law Offices of Eric A. Shore, a plaintiff-side law firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that has served more than 40,000 clients. Clients have received or are expected to receive more than $250 million in judgments, settlements, and estimated lifetime benefits across three decades of practice. Board certified in Social Security Disability law and named to The Best Lawyers in America every year since 2020, Eric A. Shore has spent more than 30 years standing alongside the people who need it most. His firm operates under the nationally recognized number 1-800-CANT-WORK, a name that speaks directly to the people it was designed to serve.

A Career Built on Fighting for Everyday People in Philadelphia

Eric Shore earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1994, one of the nation's top-ranked law programs, after graduating from Emory University in Atlanta in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. That academic foundation gave him the analytical discipline and careful reasoning that has shaped his approach to advocacy ever since.

He founded the Law Offices of Eric A. Shore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1999 and has led it as president and managing attorney for more than 25 years. Under his leadership, the practice has grown into a multi-location firm with offices in Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, Atlantic City, Drexel Hill, and Fort Lauderdale, serving clients across the mid-Atlantic region and, in disability matters, throughout the entire country.

Across 30 years and more than 40,000 clients, the work has remained anchored to the same commitment: people who have been injured, disabled, or wronged by their employers deserve the same quality of support that well-resourced institutions take for granted. That commitment has made the Law Offices of Eric A. Shore a trusted plaintiff-side firm in Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

What Kinds of Cases Does Eric A. Shore Handle?

The Law Offices of Eric A. Shore helps clients on a contingency fee basis, meaning there are no legal fees unless the case is won, across a comprehensive range of plaintiff-side matters.

In personal injury, the firm handles automobile accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle crashes, slip-and-fall injuries, dog bites, premises liability, wrongful death, and catastrophic injuries throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, and Maryland. For clients across Philadelphia and the surrounding region searching for a personal injury lawyer in Philadelphia, the contingency structure means there is no financial barrier to experienced help.

In disability law, the area where Eric Shore holds his most distinctive credential, the firm helps clients with SSDI and SSI matters, long-term and short-term disability insurance claims, veterans disability compensation, and ERISA claims, with services available nationwide. For anyone dealing with a denied SSDI claim in Pennsylvania or a disputed long-term disability policy anywhere in the country, the Law Offices of Eric A. Shore offers the guidance of board-certified, deep experience in the field.

The firm's employment practice covers wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, LGBTQ rights, wage and overtime violations, whistleblower claims, and civil rights matters across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, while its workers' compensation team serves injured workers throughout both states.

Through the firm's DISINJURY™ approach, Eric Shore looks at how one injury, illness, disability, or work limitation can create multiple overlapping legal, insurance, employment, and benefit issues that need to be handled together. A worker injured on the job may also face a disputed disability claim and an employer contesting every step, and Eric Shore built a firm capable of meeting all of it under one roof.

How Eric A. Shore Became Board Certified in Social Security Disability Law

Eric Shore holds Board Certification from the National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy, which operates under the authority of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an organization accredited by the American Bar Association. He is also a Sustaining Member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, the leading professional body in the field. Together, they place him among a select group of attorneys nationwide with verified expertise in Social Security Disability law.

That deep experience carries real meaning for clients. When someone comes to Eric Shore with a denied SSDI claim in Philadelphia, a disputed long-term disability policy in New Jersey, or a veterans disability matter anywhere in the country, they are working with an attorney whose expertise has been evaluated and confirmed by a national certifying organization, not a generalist handling disability cases on the side. For many clients, that distinction makes a measurable difference.

Eric Shore also administers Social Security Disability Tips, a digital community of over 40,000 members dedicated to educating the public about disability benefits, making him a trusted voice in disability law for people trying to understand their rights before they ever retain a lawyer.

The National Recognition Behind Eric A. Shore's Practice

Eric Shore's record has earned recognition from respected legal organizations across the country. Named to The Best Lawyers in America continuously since 2020, he is recognized in four practice areas: Employment Law (Individuals), Litigation (Labor and Employment), Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs), and Workers' Compensation Law (Claimants). He was named to both the 2025 and 2026 editions, an honor determined entirely by peer review.

His additional recognitions include selection to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 for Pennsylvania, designation as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC), a 10.0 Avvo Rating, the Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Gold Award, and an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. The firm has earned hundreds of verified client reviews across Google and Avvo, a reflection of the consistent results his team delivers for people navigating some of the most difficult moments of their lives.

Why Clients Across Pennsylvania and New Jersey Trust Eric A. Shore

Eric Shore has served as an instructor at The People's Law School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, teaching seminars on Social Security Disability and SSI. He has earned the Avvo Top Contributor Award for his ongoing commitment to public legal education. The firm also publishes articles on personal injury, disability, and employment law to help people across Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey understand their rights before they ever need an attorney.

That commitment to education reflects the same belief that has guided his practice for 30 years: an informed client is an empowered client. For people whose ability to work has been disrupted by injury, illness, or a difficult situation at work, knowing what the law allows is often where recovery truly begins. That philosophy has carried the firm through more than 40,000 client matters, and it remains the foundation of everything the Law Offices of Eric A. Shore does.

Clients can reach the Law Offices of Eric A. Shore at 1-800-CANT-WORK or at ericshore.com. Personal injury matters are handled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, and Maryland; Social Security Disability and other benefit claims are served nationwide; and employment and workers' compensation matters are covered throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. There are no legal fees unless the case is won.

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