Tom Shapiro is of counsel at Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP, a firm that he co-founded, and where he was a partner before taking of counsel status. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School with honors. His practice focused on criminal defense for many years before transitioning to civil litigation with an emphasis on plaintiff class actions in securities, consumer and employment cases.
Tom will be serving as a mentor to young attorneys at the Justice Bridge Legal Center in Boston. Justice Bridge is a legal incubator that provides start-up assistance and resources to newly admitted lawyers to help them provide much-needed reduced-fee legal services to modest income clients. Tom will also be working with center staff to identify and support other projects that combine legal and community efforts to ensure better access to justice.