Bruce I. Shapiro - Henderson, NV

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1990
    J.D.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Dean’s Merit Scholarship
    Honors: Teaching Assistant, Contracts
    Honors: American Bar Association Award, Local Government
    Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts
    Honors: David Holtz Memorial Scholarship
    Honors: Dean’s List
    Honors: Honor Roll
    Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Law
    Law Review: Whittier College School of Law, Solicitations Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1986
    M.A.
    Major: Political Science
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science

Past Positions

• Domestic Violence Commissioner, Pro Tempore Eighth Judicial District Court Las Vegas, Nevada December, 1997 – November, 2000
• Uresa/Paternity Hearing Master, Alternate Eighth Judicial District Court Las Vegas, Nevada October, 1994 – November, 2000
• Municipal Court Judge, Alternate Las Vegas Municipal Court Las Vegas, Nevada April, 1999 – October, 2000
• Justice of the Peace, Pro Tempore Las Vegas Justice Court Las Vegas, Nevada January, 1999 – October, 2000
• Judicial Referee, Las Vegas Justice Court—Small Claims Las Vegas, Nevada February, 1992 – 1994
• Associate, William R. Phillips & Associates Las Vegas, Nevada August, 1992 – January, 1993
• Associate, The Law Offices of Kent J. Dawson, Chartered Las Vegas, Nevada September, 1990 – August, 1992
• Realtor, Las Vegas, Nevada 1982 – 1986

Classes and Seminars

• Opening and Developing a New Law Practice, State Bar of Nevada, October 4, 2018
  
• Litigating Parental Alienation Syndrome in Family Court, State Bar of Nevada, December 8, 2005
  
• Recent Child Custody Issues, State Bar of Nevada, December 2, 2004
  
• Appealing a Family Law Case,” Part of “Essentials of Family Court", State Bar of Nevada, December 16, 2003
  
• Gambling with Your Family: Between Love and Obsession, ABA Spring CLE Conference, May 1, 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Nevada Children's Justice Task Force

Representative Cases

• Davitian-Kostanian v. Kostanian, 139 Nev. Ad. Op. 27 (August 31, 2023)
• Arcella v. Arcella, 133 Nev. Ad. Op. 104 (December 26, 2017)
• Nguyen v. Boynes, 133 Nev. Ad. Op. 32 (June 22, 2017)
• Petit v. Adrianzen, 133 Nev. Ad. Op. 15 (April 13, 2017)
• Ivey v. Ivey, 129 Nev. Ad. Op. 16 (March 28, 2013)
• Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 216 P.3d 213 (2009)
• Johanson v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 124 Nev. 245, 182 P.3d 94 (2008)
• Millen v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 122 Nev. 1245, 148 P.3d 694 (2006)
• McClintock v. McClintock, 122 Nev. 842, 138 P.3d 513 (2006)
• Hudson v. Jones, 122 Nev 708, 138 P.3d 429 (2006)
• Potter v. Potter, 121 Nev. 613, 119 P.3d 1246 (2005) (amicus brief on behalf of Family Law Section, State Bar of Nevada)
• Kirkpatrick v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 119 Nev. 66, 64 P.3d 1056 (2003)
• Wright v. Osburn, 114 Nev. 1367, 970 P.2d 1071 (1998)
• Hopper v. Hopper, 113 Nev. 1138, 946 P.2d 171 (1997)
• Khaldy v. Khaldy, 111 Nev. 374, 892 P.2d 584 (1995)
• Lewis v. Hicks, 108 Nev. 1107, 843 P.2d 828 (1992)

Published Works

Articles

• Shapiro and Winesett, “Establishing and Developing a New Family Law Practice, Part 6: Fees and Billing,” 33 Nevada Family Law Report 11 (Fall 2019/Winter 2020)
  
• Shapiro, “Establishing and Developing a New Family Law Practice, Part 5: Marketing,” 32 Nevada Family Law Report 11 (Winter 2019)
  
• Shapiro, “Establishing and Developing a New Family Law Practice, Part 4: Marketing,” 32 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter 2019)
  
• Shapiro, “Establishing and Developing a New Family Law Practice, Part 3: Hiring the Right Personnel,” 31 Nevada Family Law Report 7 (Spring 2018)
  
• Shapiro and Winesett, “Establishing and Developing a New Family Law Practice, Part 2: The Little Things Matter,” 31 Nevada Family Law Report 6 (Winter 2018)
  
• Shapiro, “Four Myths of the Bench,” 30 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Fall 2017)
• Shapiro, “Four Simple Rules To Remember When Defending A Deposition,” 29 Nevada Family Law Report 3 (Summer 2016)
• Shapiro, “Establishing and Developing a New Family Law Practice,” 28 Nevada Family Law Report 2 (Summer 2015)
• Shapiro, “NRS 125B.020(3) is Antiquated, Unfair and Unconstitutional,” 26 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter 2013)
• Shapiro, “The Overruling of Magiera v. Luera,” 25 Nevada Family Law Report 3 (Fall 2012)
• Shapiro and Jones, “Alimony in Nevada, Part I,” 25 Nevada Family Law Report 2 (Summer 2012)
• Shapiro, “Nevada Strikes Out On Alimony,” 25 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter 2012)
• Shapiro, The Evolution of Nevada Child Support, 24 Nevada Family Law Report 2 (Spring 2011)
• Shapiro, Community Waste in Nevada, 23 Nevada Family Law Report 3 (Winter 2010)
• Shapiro, Magiera v. Luera: Reexamination of Children’s Surnames in Paternity Cases, 14 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter 1999)
• Shapiro, Child Support Awards in Shared Custody Cases, 13 Nevada Family Law Report 3 (Fall, 1998)
• Shapiro, Willful Underemployment Under NRS 125B.080(8), 13 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter, 1998)
• Shapiro, The Lost Factors of NRS 125B.080(9): Deviating From Child Support Guidelines, 12 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Spring, 1997)
• Shapiro, Herz v. Gabler-Herz; Wealth As A Proper Consideration In Setting Child Support Award, 8 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Fall, 1993)
• Shapiro, Equitable Defenses To Child Support Arrearages: Parkinson v. Parkinson, 106 Nev. Adv. Op. 91 (1990), 56 Inter Alia 20 (1991)
• Shapiro, The Heavy Burden Of Establishing Weight As A Handicap Under Anti-Discrimination Statutes, 18 Western State Law Review 565 (Spring 1991)
• Note, From Boyd to Brazwell: The Restriction of Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination Pertaining To Custodians of Corporate Records, 11 Whittier Law Review 295 (1989)

Bar Admissions

• Nevada, 1990
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1991

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, 1990 - Present
• American Bar Association, Family Law Division, 1990 - Present
• American Bar Foundation, 2016 - Present (Fellow)
• Clark County Bar Association
• Clark County Family Court Bench, 1994 - 1995 (Bar Committee)
• Council of Appellate Lawyers, 2004
• State Bar of Nevada Annual Advanced Family Law CLE, 2003 - 2023 (Moderator)
• Nevada Children’s Justice Task Force
• Supreme Court of Nevada, 2008 - Present (Bench-Bar Committee)
• State Bar of Nevada, 1990 - Present
• State Bar of Nevada (Board of Governors, 2003 - 2005, 2008 - 2010)
• State Bar of Nevada (Child Support Review Committee, 1992, 1996)
• State Bar of Nevada, 2000 - 2003 (CLE Committee)
• State Bar of Nevada (Executive Committee, Family Law Division)
• State Bar of Nevada, 1990 - Present (Family Law Division)
• State Bar of Nevada (Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board, 1995 - 2003, 2006 - 2008, 2010 - 2012)
• State Bar of Nevada, 2001 - 2010 (Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices)
• State Bar of Nevada; Clark County Bar Association; American Bar Association, Family Law Section; Clark County Community College (Speaker)