Laura E. Shapiro - Denver, CO

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • New York Law School, New York, New York, 1977
    J.D

• Non Legal Education

  • Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1972
    B.A
    Major: Foreign Languages, Studio Art

Current Employment Position(s)

• Sole Practitioner

Past Positions

• Office of Rent Control 1977-1978
• Garganigo and Goldsmith 1978-1979
• North Country Legal Services 1979-1979
• Colorado Rural Legal Services 1979-1983
• Private Practice 1983-1984
• Colorado Attorney General's Office 1984-1987
• Law Office of Stephen J. Harhai 1987-1990
• Malman and Malman 1990-1991
• Law Office of Laura E. Shapiro 1991-present

Languages

• English (Primary)

• French

• Spanish

Published Works

Articles

• Editor, American Journal of Family Law, 1991-95 Wiley Publication
  
• Author: "Removal Issues and Standards for Modification of Custody," Colorado Lawyer, May 1995
  
• Author: "Custody Evaluations in Colorado," Colorado Lawyer, August 1989
  
• Author: "Splitting the Sheets," Denver Business Journal, 1991
  
• Author: "Who Represents the Children When Parents Divorce," Parent Magazine, 1990
  
• S Author: Numerous weekly articles in "Speaking Legally" section of The Denver Post, October 1998 to the present
• Organized conferences for IDC; Presented as speaker at Keystone regarding Ethical Issues and Family Law Practice; Presented at conference regarding Supplemental Custody Evaluations
• Co-Presenter at Family Law Institute, Vail, Colorado 2012: “Child Support Essentials”
• Co-Author: “Retroactive Child Support: Conflicting Decision and Practice Advice,” Colorado Lawyer, August 2012

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1978
• Colorado, 1981

Other Affiliations

• Colorado Bar Association
• Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee (President 1992-93)
• American Bar Association
• New York Bar Association
• Denver Bar Association
• Arapahoe County Bar Association
• Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association
• Legislative Committee, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association
• Legal Fee Arbitration Committee, Denver Bar Association
• Legal Fee Arbitration Committee, Colorado Bar Association