Background
Shapiro, Howard was born on November 14, 1950 in New York City. Son of Samuel Shapiro and Sylvia Oberferst.
Shapiro, Howard was born on November 14, 1950 in New York City. Son of Samuel Shapiro and Sylvia Oberferst.
Tulane University of Louisiana (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). McGill University (Master of Arts, 1975). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, Comment Editor, Loyola Law Review, Loyola University, 19781979.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Civil Procedure I, Corporations and Louisiana Criminal Procedure.
Worked at McCalla, Thompson, Pyburn, Hymowitz & Shapiro (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in Labor and Employment Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act Compliance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Wrongful Termination Defense, Equal Employment Opportunity. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Louisiana. Comment Editor, Loyola Law Review, Loyola University, 1978-1979.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Civil Procedure I, Corporations and Louisiana Criminal Procedure.
Recognized as Outstanding Labor and Employment Law Practitioner. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-1998.
Author: Comment, "First Degree Murder Statutes," 24 Loyola Law Review 709, 1978. Comment, "Quantum Study," 25 Loyola Law Review 117, 1979.
Article, "Fifth Circuit Symposium: Federal Jurisdiction and Civil Procedure," 26 Loyola Law Review 927, 1980.
Article, "Fifth Circuit Symposium: Labor Law," 27 Loyola Law Review 933, 1981. Company-Chair, Senior Editor, Contributing Author, "Employee Benefits Law," (American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section and BNA Books, 1991). President, Loyola University School of Law Alumni Association, 1990-1991.
Member: Louisiana State (Labor Law Section) and American (Member of Employee Benefits Committee, Sections of: Taxation, Labor Law.
Member, Council of Labor and Employment Law Section, Management Company-Chair, Continuing legal education Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1993-1995. Management Company-Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee, 1985-1988, Labor and Employment Law Section.
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995. Chair, Joint Committee on Employee Benefits) Bar Associations.
Member: Louisiana State (Labor Law Section) and American (Member of Employee Benefits Committee, Sections of: Taxation, Labor Law. Member, Council of Labor and Employment Law Section, Management Company-Chair, Continuing legal education Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1993-1995. Management Company-Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee, 1985-1988, Labor and Employment Law Section.
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995.
Chair, Joint Committee on Employee Benefits) Bar Associations.
