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Lawrence H. Shapiro is Member of the Firm's Commercial Litigation department. He received his B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University and J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law. Mr. Shapiro has a diverse area of practice, concentrating in litigation involving commercial matters, tax appeals, construction litigation, and other non-personal injury disputes. Mr. Shapiro also engages in Municipal Law, as the previous or current counsel to municipalities, a Fire Board, a Historic Preservation Committee and condominium associations.

Current Employment Positions:
Partner

Areas Of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Tax Appeals
Corporations
Contract
Bankruptcy
Patent, Trademark & Copyright
Municipal Land Use
Commercial Matters
Tax Appeals
Non-Personal Injury Disputes
Condominium Law

Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1994
Pennsylvania, 1994
New York, 1995
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 3d Circuit, 1998

Education:
The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA
J.D.

Honors:
Corpus Juris Society

Law Journal:
The Environmental Law Journal
Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
B.S.

Major:
Management; Emphasis on English

Representative Cases:
Friends of Ahi Ezer Congregation, Inc. v. City of Long Branch, 16 N.J.Tax 591 (Tax Ct. of N.J. 1997)

Representative Clients:
National Resource Directories, Inc.
Americorp Securities
Fiore Paving Company
Argonaut, Inc., Construction Services
K. Hovnanian Companies
Hampton Forge, Ltd.
City of Long Branch
City of Asbury Park

Honors and Awards:
National Trial Team Member, 1993 - 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Volunteer Center of Monmouth County, 1998 - Present
Board of Directors
SCORE, Senior Corps of Retired Executives, 1998 - Present
ACE Member

Past Employment Positions:
The Honorable Ira E. Kreizman, J.S.C., Law Clerk, 1994 - 1995

Fraternities/Sororities:
Kappa Delta Rho
Delta Theta Phi

Birth Information:
1968, Neptune, New Jersey, United States of America