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Richard N. Shapiro
Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton, PA
RTLA Executive Committee Member
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Richard Shapiro served as a law clerk to Federal District Court Judge Robert G. Doumar in Norfolk (E.D. VA), and now exclusively handles injury law. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification of Massachusetts (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the southeastern U.S.A. He co-authored “Railroad Health & Safety; a Litigator’s Guide” which appears in a leading law encyclopedia, “American Jurisprudence Trials." Rick was elected chair of the Railroad Law section of the American Association for Justice (2005-2006) and has written and lectured on evidence law to the AAJ, VTLA, Georgia TLA, as well as to Virginia lawyers.
Rick is a member of Primerus Society of Law Firms, along with his partners. This is an organization of highly experienced and ethical attorneys.
Rick regularly writes/blogs on injury law topics, along with his partners, as one of the editors of Virginia Beach Injuryboard , Norfolk Injuryboard, and the Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard blogs.
Rick received an "A V" rating (the highest available) from Martindale-Hubbell, another prominent legal rating service. This rating means Rick has a reputation among other lawyers and judges as being highly ethical and of being very high, to pre-eminent, in his legal ability.
Another prominent distinction is being named a Virginia "Super Lawyer." Less than 5% of attorneys practicing in personal injury law are selected as "Super Lawyers." visit the official site for more details.
Rick is also ranked as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers.
Education:
Richard N. Shapiro received his college degree from the University of Maryland, served as staff assistant to U.S. Congressman Whitehurst, and graduated from George Mason Law School With Distinction.
Professional Honors & Activities:
Named as a Virginia "Super Lawyer" for personal injury/general category by Law & Politics publication for the State of Virginia (2009);
Invited Member: Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the USA;
Selected to the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" of Virginia, by the American Trial Lawyers Association
Selected to Who’s Who in American Law-2009
Recipient, George Mason Law Alumni Honor Scholarship, 1984.
Member, George Mason University Law Review, 1982-1984 (Article Published-1984) Law School:
George Mason University, J.D. with distinction (top 5% of class) 1984.
Member of the Primerus International Society of Law Firms .
Rick is an inventor, holding 14 U.S. patents relating to compact, folding wheel axle technology applied to wagons, carts, jogging strollers and other products. He also has been granted several international patents and several of his designs are used on products sold in the US and internationally.
Presentations & Speeches:
Rick has lectured before lawyers with the AAJ, VTLA and GTLA, for Virginia CLE on evidence law and railroad/FELA law, and published an article entitled "Using Medical Evidence to Maximize Personal Injury Case Damages, in the VA Trial Lawyers Law Letter Vol. 21, No. 1 (2009).
Invited Presenter: AAJ Seminar on Railroad Release Law (June 2009), and has been an invited speaker at a number of national and regional lawyer seminars.
Publications:
Railroad Health & Safety; a Litigator’s Guide. Co-Author, 72 Am. Jur. Trials, p.1 (West).
Reported/Published legal decisions: Bray v. Ins. Co. of State of Pa., 917 F2d 130 (4th Cir. 1990).
Ratliff v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 2009 WL 649268 (March 12, 2009) (Link to WV Supreme Court Website-Opinion)
Regular author/writer on Virginia Beach Injuryboard, Norfolk Injuryboard and NE NC Injuryboard law blogs.
Bar Admissions:
He is admitted to practice law in Virginia, West Virginia, Washington, D.C., and North Carolina, and has litigated cases throughout the eastern U.S. with co-counsel under pro hac vice admission.
Court Admissions:
U.S. Supreme Court, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, numerous Fed. courts. VA, WV, NC, WASH, DC licensure.
Community Activities:
Rick donates to numerous charitable organizations outlined elsewhere on this website. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association For Justice (Chairman, Railroad Section, 2005-2006); American Trial Lawyers Ass'n, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys.
Rick is a member of Primerus Society of Law Firms, along with his partners. This is an organization of highly experienced and ethical attorneys.
Rick regularly writes/blogs on injury law topics, along with his partners, as one of the editors of Virginia Beach Injuryboard , Norfolk Injuryboard, and the Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard blogs.
Rick received an "A V" rating (the highest available) from Martindale-Hubbell, another prominent legal rating service. This rating means Rick has a reputation among other lawyers and judges as being highly ethical and of being very high, to pre-eminent, in his legal ability.
Another prominent distinction is being named a Virginia "Super Lawyer." Less than 5% of attorneys practicing in personal injury law are selected as "Super Lawyers." visit the official site for more details.
Rick is also ranked as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers.
Education:
Richard N. Shapiro received his college degree from the University of Maryland, served as staff assistant to U.S. Congressman Whitehurst, and graduated from George Mason Law School With Distinction.
Professional Honors & Activities:
Named as a Virginia "Super Lawyer" for personal injury/general category by Law & Politics publication for the State of Virginia (2009);
Invited Member: Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the USA;
Selected to the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" of Virginia, by the American Trial Lawyers Association
Selected to Who’s Who in American Law-2009
Recipient, George Mason Law Alumni Honor Scholarship, 1984.
Member, George Mason University Law Review, 1982-1984 (Article Published-1984) Law School:
George Mason University, J.D. with distinction (top 5% of class) 1984.
Member of the Primerus International Society of Law Firms .
Rick is an inventor, holding 14 U.S. patents relating to compact, folding wheel axle technology applied to wagons, carts, jogging strollers and other products. He also has been granted several international patents and several of his designs are used on products sold in the US and internationally.
Presentations & Speeches:
Rick has lectured before lawyers with the AAJ, VTLA and GTLA, for Virginia CLE on evidence law and railroad/FELA law, and published an article entitled "Using Medical Evidence to Maximize Personal Injury Case Damages, in the VA Trial Lawyers Law Letter Vol. 21, No. 1 (2009).
Invited Presenter: AAJ Seminar on Railroad Release Law (June 2009), and has been an invited speaker at a number of national and regional lawyer seminars.
Publications:
Railroad Health & Safety; a Litigator’s Guide. Co-Author, 72 Am. Jur. Trials, p.1 (West).
Reported/Published legal decisions: Bray v. Ins. Co. of State of Pa., 917 F2d 130 (4th Cir. 1990).
Ratliff v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 2009 WL 649268 (March 12, 2009) (Link to WV Supreme Court Website-Opinion)
Regular author/writer on Virginia Beach Injuryboard, Norfolk Injuryboard and NE NC Injuryboard law blogs.
Bar Admissions:
He is admitted to practice law in Virginia, West Virginia, Washington, D.C., and North Carolina, and has litigated cases throughout the eastern U.S. with co-counsel under pro hac vice admission.
Court Admissions:
U.S. Supreme Court, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, numerous Fed. courts. VA, WV, NC, WASH, DC licensure.
Community Activities:
Rick donates to numerous charitable organizations outlined elsewhere on this website. Member: Norfolk-Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association For Justice (Chairman, Railroad Section, 2005-2006); American Trial Lawyers Ass'n, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys.
