Louis Charles Shapiro, P.A.

General information

As a third-generation attorney in his family, with more than 15 years as a practicing lawyer, Louis Charles Shapiro, with an office in Vineland, NJ, has built a track record of successful verdicts and settlements for his clients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Shapiro represents clients in legal matters involving:

Criminal defense: Attorney Shapiro provides aggressive defense against criminal charges that include homicide, weapons charges, sexual assault, robbery, drug crimes, juvenile offenses and municipal court matters.

Family law: The firm handles all aspects of contested divorces, restraining orders, and other family law matters such as child support and custody.

Commercial litigation: Attorney Shapiro represents all types of businesses in contract disputes, partnership dissolution, unfair competition and environmental law matters.

Civil rights: Civil rights is an important part of the firm's practice. Attorney Louis Charles Shapiro represents clients who have been victimized by excessive force by police, and clients who have been subjected to discrimination. The firm handles civil rights claims in state and federal courts.

Personal injury and worker's compensation: The firm helps clients receive full compensation in a range of personal injury and worker's compensation claims.

Attorney Louis Charles Shapiro was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1997 and in Pennsylvania in 1998. In addition to his legal experience, attorney Shapiro has earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in trial advocacy from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia. The LL.M. is a specialized graduate law degree that very few attorneys possess.

He received his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia, and his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He is a 1990 honors graduate of Vineland High School.

Following law school, he served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Hon. Stanley S. Brotman, Senior U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

In addition, in 2009 he was named a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification.