Attorney Seth Elin, a Partner in the firm and Director of the Workers’ Compensation Department joined Altman Nussbaum Shunnarah in 2025. Prior to joining Altman Nussbaum Shunnarah Attorney Elin was a Partner at Keches Law Group for over twenty years specializing in Workers’ Compensation. Attorney Elin began his career at a prominent employment litigation law firm where he practiced in the field of employment and discrimination law.
From 2007 to 2008, Attorney Elin was the Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association subcommittee on Worker's Compensation, a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys subcommittee on Worker's Compensation and a member of the Employees Rights and Responsibilities Practice Group. He helped draft the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination's Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Guidelines. From 2005 through 2008, Attorney Elin was named in Boston Magazine's Super Lawyers edition as one of Massachusetts' “Rising Stars.”
Attorney Elin grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University and both a law degree and Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. While in law school, Attorney Elin was an Editor of the Journal of Law and Commerce, a quarter-finalist of the Wagner National Labor Law Moot Court Competition in New York City, and a quarter-finalist in the Craven National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Attorney Elin was awarded the Faculty Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship and was admitted into the prestigious Order of the Barristers.
Attorney Elin has dedicated his 28-year legal career to protecting the rights of employees who have been hurt on the job, guiding thousands of clients through the complex Workers’ Compensation system with skill, compassion, and unwavering commitment. Known for his thorough understanding of the law and strategic approach to litigation, Attorney Elin has earned a reputation among clients, colleagues, and judges alike as a trusted advocate who gets results. Attorney Elin regularly handles claims involving workplace injuries, repetitive stress conditions, industrial accidents, and disputes over medical benefits and wage loss, and he has successfully represented clients at every level of the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents. Attorney Elin believes in a hands-on, personalized approach to each case, and his clients benefit from both his deep legal experience and his commitment to clear, honest communication throughout the claims process.