Fifty years ago, Ron Shapiro founded our firm. In The Daily Record, he and firm president Bill Carlson reflect on how Shapiro Sher has prospered and grown over half a century.
“The core group [of lawyers] has been very stable because we’ve imposed upon ourselves a very high-quality standard,” Carlson said. “We’ve been able to attract good people here and keep them here.”
Read the full piece here.
On March 19, 2022, our dear friend and colleague Luis Guinot, Jr., passed away at his home in Canton, Georgia, at the age of 86. Born on April 8, 1935 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he served as the United States Ambassador to Costa Rica and enjoyed an illustrious career in law, business, and international trade spanning nearly five decades.
Amb. Guinot earned his bachelor’s degree from New York University in 1957 and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1967. After graduating from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in 1968, he served as Administrator of the Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in Washington, D.C. (1969-1972), and as Assistant General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1972-1974).
As an attorney in private practice, Amb. Guinot advised numerous businesses, political organizations, and governments, including that of Puerto Rico, often in connection with international trade and investment. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated him to become the U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate that summer, he served as Ambassador from August 1991 to March 1993. In recognition of his services, he received the Grand Order of Juan Mora from the government of Costa Rica.
In the years to follow his post, Amb. Guinot would author numerous articles and speak frequently on matters pertaining to international trade. He also served on the board of directors of Tampa Electric Co. and its parent company, TECO Energy. In 2003, Amb. Guinot was selected by the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility as one of eight Fortune Board Honorees, a distinction granted to outstanding Hispanic leaders serving on the boards of large corporations.
In 1994, Amb. Guinot became a partner at Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, where for several years he led our international trade and commerce practice, advising foreign governments seeking to attract manufacturing and investments, and representing businesses in connection with international trade strategies.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to all of his family, including his wife Marta, his five children, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. A funeral mass will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the Saint Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell, Georgia. He will be interred at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
The newly-released Maryland Super Lawyers honors eleven attorneys from the firm. Among them are one attorney also cited on a list of the “Top 100 Super Lawyers” and two “Rising Stars.”
The new list includes the following attorneys in their respective practice areas:
Super Lawyers is a division of Thomson Reuters. It rates attorneys throughout the country using a proprietary combination of peer review, professional achievement tracking, and independent attorney research.
Released by ABA Publishing, The Fine Art of Trial Advocacy: A Young Lawyer’s Resource for Success by Paul Mark Sandler provides an accessible introduction to trial advocacy that is rich in historical examples, practical advice, and professional insights gleaned from the author’s decades of experience in the courtroom.
“Paul Sandler’s latest book, The Fine Art of Trial Advocacy, is one of his best,” writes Paul W. Grimm, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Maryland, in his foreword to the book. “Into it he has poured all of his own extensive experience and enthusiasm … to inspire and teach young lawyers how to be effective trial lawyers … [and] the absolute certainty that successful trial advocacy can be learned by anyone wise enough to pick up and read books like this one.”
The new volume includes sections devoted to the fundamentals of persuasion and courtroom rhetoric, each phase of the trial, prerequisites for trial lawyers, and biographical sketches of great trial lawyers from the past.
The Fine Art of Trial Advocacy is available online now from ABA Publishing.
Ten lawyers at Shapiro Sher have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022, an exclusive guide to the legal industry. The newly released guide names the following attorneys in the indicated practice areas:
The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 cites two additional Shapiro Sher attorneys as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”:
Shapiro Sher was founded in 1972 by Ronald M. Shapiro with the mission of providing outstanding legal counsel for Maryland businesses of all sizes. Based in Baltimore, the Firm is nationally recognized for its practices in business law, litigation, insurance, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights.
Chambers USA, a preeminent guide to the U.S. legal industry, has released its 2021 rankings, acknowledging five Shapiro Sher attorneys in its survey of Maryland lawyers. Each attorney is cited in his respective practice area:
The Chambers USA 2021 guide also identifies Shapiro Sher in a select list of leading firms for Bankruptcy and Restructuring in Maryland. According to the guide, the firm is home to “[d]istinguished bankruptcy practice with a strong track record advising creditors, debtors and trustees on high-value bankruptcy filings, demonstrating notable ability in financial services, retail and real estate sectors.”
Chambers USA is a division of Chambers & Partners, which publishes selective annual guides to the most respected law firms and lawyers in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Its rankings are read by industry-leading companies and organizations worldwide.
Shapiro Sher was founded in 1972 by Ronald M. Shapiro with the mission of providing outstanding legal counsel for Maryland businesses of all sizes. Based in Baltimore, the Firm is nationally recognized for its practices in business law, litigation, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and insurance.
Twelve attorneys from Shapiro Sher are recognized in the newly-released 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list. Among them are two attorneys also cited on a list of the “Top 100 Super Lawyers” and three “Rising Stars.”
The new list includes the following attorneys in their respective practice areas:
Super Lawyers is a division of Thomson Reuters. It rates attorneys throughout the country using a proprietary combination of peer review, professional achievement tracking, and independent attorney research.
For the latest issue of Trial Evidence, a publication of the ABA Litigation Section, Anastasia L. McCusker and Daniel J. Zeller write on the intersection of summary judgment motions and motions in limine.
A total of ten lawyers at Shapiro Sher have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021, an exclusive guide to the legal industry. The newly released guide cites the following attorneys in the indicated practice areas:
The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 names two additional Shapiro Sher attorneys as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”:
Shapiro Sher was founded in 1972 by Ronald M. Shapiro with the mission of providing outstanding legal counsel for Maryland businesses of all sizes. With offices in Baltimore and Washington D.C., the Firm is nationally recognized for its practices in business law, litigation, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights.
