My guest today is Michael Shapiro, former NYC prosecutor, defense lawyer and commentator on the Supreme Court This program is the 3rd in a four part summer series on the law. Recent shows have featured Guy Fairstein and Legal Services of Hudson Valley, Amy Bach, author of Ordinary Injustice, today we will be discussing the five years of the Roberts’ Court and its dramatic shift to the right. In late August, the Advocates will focus the legal and tax implications of dynasty trusts on our democracy with Professor Ray Madoff of Boston College.
Mr. Michael Shapiro is a long-time Scarsdale resident and noted criminal defense lawyer. Mr. Shapiro, who was raised in the Bronx, was educated at the City College of New York, where he received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude, and later earned his JD from New York University. Michael started his legal career as a prosecutor, serving as a special assistant attorney general in the then newly established NY State Office of the Special Prosecutor for Nursing Homes, Health and Social Services. He is currently a faculty member of the Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Advocacy Program and has been a frequent guest panelist at the Harvard Law School. He is now a partner with the prestigious Wall Street, New York law firm, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, which was established in 1854. Mr. Shapiro has been a guest on The Advocates over the past few years and has brought his expertise regarding programs on the “Establishment Clause,” the future of conservatism, the implications of Bernard Madoff’s embezzlement, and the elevation of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
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