Andrew L. Shapiro

Biography

Andrew Shapiro has dedicated his professional life to helping the victims of serious accidents get the compensation they deserve. Over the last few decades, he has helped his clients win numerous settlements and awards totaling over $100 million.

Andrew’s top professional concern is the well-being of his clients. He wants them to come away with the best possible results and devotes the time and attention necessary to each case to ensure the best chance of success. His experience in all phases of personal injury litigation allows him to negotiate from a position of strength. If discussions with the other side are not yielding great results, he will not hesitate to go to trial.

Andrew has successfully represented accident victims, surviving parents, spouses, and children in a variety of personal injury matters:

• Auto Accident Victims
• Dog Bite Victims
• Motorcycle Accident Victims
• Serious Burn Victims
• Slip, Trip, and Fall Victims
• Victims Injured on Dangerous Stairs, Walkways, or Floors
• Victims Injured by Defective Products
• Workers Injured on Construction Sites

Over the last 40 years, Andrew has earned a reputation as a tough but ethical attorney. His arbitration and jury trial experience has helped him garner a 5.0 Preeminent AV rating by Martindale Hubbell; this rating reflects the highest level of legal ability and ethical standard awarded by the bar and judiciary. He has been awarded the title of Super Lawyer by Los Angeles Magazine numerous times.

Andrew has served on the Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association since 1974. He previously served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court and has handled over 1,500 cases Pro Bono as a Settlement Officer, Arbitrator, and Mediator for Los Angeles and Ventura County Superior Courts.

Andrew is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Consumer Attorneys of California. He is admitted to practice before all courts in the state of California.

Andrew earned his law degree from Loyola University in 1971 and a Certificate from the Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, in Mediation Techniques.