Our special guest is Mr. Michael Shapiro, a long-time Scarsdale resident and noted criminal defense lawyer. Our subject will be his experiences with and views on newly appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor along with a review of some of the critical cases that faced the Supreme Court in its last session.

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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. 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. 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 now a partner with the prestigious Wall Street, New York law firm, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, which was established in 1854. As a testament to his career, and reflective of his interested in individual liberty, he was elected to New York’s most exclusive criminal defense group, the NY Council of Defense Lawyers, an elite organization that promotes the protection of individual rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution through education and advocacy. Mr. Shapiro previously appeared on The Advocates on October 4 and 11, 2007 discussing faith-based initiatives and the “Establishment Clause.” He also appeared on May 28, 2008 discussing, “Is conservatism a lost cause,” and most recently on March 25, 2009 evaluating the notorious Bernard Madoff, “The Violation of Trust.”