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Philadelphia, PA 19102-1907 215-568-1155 215-568-9319(Fax) mshapiro@bazless.com Practice Areas Commercial Litigation Civil Rights Eminent Domain Law Construction Law
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Indiana University | Michael A. Shapiro Associate Michael A. Shapiro joined Bazelon Less & Feldman as an associate in 2001. His practice focuses on commercial and civil litigation. Mr. Shapiro has represented clients in a variety of matters in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. While in law school, Mr. Shapiro worked as an intern for the Honorable David F. Hamilton of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, as a summer associate at Choate Hall & Stewart, and as an advocate at the Guild Food Stamp Clinic. Mr. Shapiro received his B.A. in Economics, highest distinction, from Indiana University in 1998. Mr. Shapiro received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2001. Mr. Shapiro is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and American Bar Associations. Representative Engagements Recently obtained a precedential ruling by Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas allowing a property owner and a lessee to seek damages for taking of their property rights during unlawful condemnation proceedings against their property. Obtained an arbitration award in favor of a major collection agency in a dispute with its excess liability carrier over denial of a claim, and successfully defended the award on appeal. Successfully defended a motion for preliminary injunction filed against a major insurance company in the assignment for the benefit of creditors proceedings in Ohio.
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