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    Brian W. Shea

    Shareholder

    Brian W. Shea is a Shareholder and member of Stark and Stark’s Workers’ Compensation Group where he represents injured workers in claims for workers’ compensation benefits.

    Mr. Shea brings extensive knowledge of workers’ compensation claims handling to the office as a result of years representing injured workers, having been Senior Counsel for the State of New Jersey’s Uninsured Employer’s Fund and an attorney for an insurance defense firm representing self-insured employers, insurance carriers and municipalities. Having seen cases from various angles through all stages of litigation allows Mr. Shea to help guide his clients through the workers’ compensation process and secure the benefits they rightfully deserve.

    He is a member of the New Jersey a Council on Safety and Health and active member of the State and Mercer County Bar Associations. Mr. Shea enjoys volunteering his time in the community through different organizations.

    Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Workers’ Compensation Law Trial Attorney

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • New Jersey 
    • Pennsylvania
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. Tax Court
    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    • Supreme Court of the U.S. 

    Education

    • L.L.M., Boston University School of Law, 2003
    • J.D., Widener University School of Law, 2002
    • B.S., James Madison University, 1999

    Thought Leadership

    Honors & Awards

    • New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
      • 2009, 2013, 2016-2017
    • Best Lawyers List issued by Woodward/White, Inc. (Methodology)
      • 2026; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

    * No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

    Professional Organizations

    • Mercer County Bar Association – Trustee (2013-2018); Chair, Workers’ Compensation Section (2012-2018); Chair, Budget Committee (2020-present); Secretary (2021); Treasurer (2022); Vice President (2023); President-Elect (2024), President (2025)
    • Justice James Coleman Workers’ Compensation Inns of Court – Member

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