Laura E. Shapiro
8751 E. Hampden Ave., Suite B5, Denver, CO 80231
About Laura E. Shapiro
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York, 1977J.D
- Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1972B.A
- Major: Foreign Languages, Studio Art
Languages
- English (Primary)
- French
- Spanish
Qualifications
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
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
Articles
Published Works
- 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
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
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