Samuel S. Shapiro - Bloomington, IN
Attorney at Shapiro & Shapiro Law Office, L.L.P.
Criminal Defense Lawyers in Bloomington, IN
810 South Auto Mall Road Bloomington, IN 47401
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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47
Years
Experience
Bloomington Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Violent Crimes
- Drug Crimes
- Sex Offenses
- Expungements
- OWI Crimes
Attorney Information
Overview
Sam Shapiro was born in Danville, Illinois. He graduated with a B.A. from Indiana University in 1976 and a J.D. in 1979.
Sam was an Assistant to the Prosecutor in Morgan County, Indiana in 1978, he has served on the Monroe County Youth Shelter Board and has been Secretary of the Monroe County Bar Association. Sam has given professional presentations on jury selection, trial work, and drinking driving cases to law students, prosecutor and police seminars, and attorney continuing legal education seminars.
Sam has been an Indiana SUPERLAWYER since 2007. He has been a member of the National College for DUI Defense, he is a long-standing member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and, he has challenged and helped shape Indiana law in numerous appeals including some oral arguments to both the Indiana Court of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court. Sam has received an ‘a' ‘v' rating from his peers via the Martindale Hubbell legal rating service. Sam Shapiro has been an attorney for 40 years and limits his practice to all aspects of criminal defense.
If you are interested in a verifiable record of some of Sam Shapiro's case victories including not guilty verdicts, appellate work, or guilty verdicts on lesser offenses to serious charges, please visit https://public.courts.in.gov/mycase/#/vw/Search.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- SuperLawyers
- AV rating from his peers via the Martindale Hubbell legal rating service
Other Sources of Feedback About Samuel S. Shapiro
Included on the 2014 Indiana Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2013 Indiana Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Indiana Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Indiana Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Indiana Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Indiana Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Indiana Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law,
Indianapolis,
Indiana, 1979
J.D.
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Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law,
Indianapolis,
Indiana, 1979
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Non Legal Education
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Indiana University,
Bloomington,
Indiana, 1976
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Minor: Psychology
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Indiana University,
Bloomington,
Indiana, 1976
Past Positions
- Prosecutor in Morgan County, Indiana, Assistant, - 1978
- Monroe County Youth Shelter Board
- Monroe County Bar Association, Secretary
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1979
Other Affiliations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- Indiana (Superlawyer)
- Monroe County Bar Association (Member)
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Contact
810 South Auto Mall Road
Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: 812-484-3844
Fax: 812-336-7101
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 4:00pm, Saturday-Sunday: Closed
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