Richard N. Shapiro
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Richard N. Shapiro
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Biography
Richard Shapiro is a personal injury lawyer in Virginia Beach who also serves clients in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk and all other localities in Virginia. Rick has practiced personal injury law for over two decades in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States.
He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad and medical negligence claims.
Rick has written articles and conducted lectures for members of AAJ, VTLA, Georgia TLA, and other legal organizations. In addition, Rick was elected chair of the Railroad Law section of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) twice (2013-2014 and 2005-2006) and served as President of the Railroad Accident Division of the National Trial Lawyers Association (NTLA 2013-14).
PublicationsRailroad Health & Safety; a Litigator's Guide. Co-Author, 72 Am. Jur. Trials, p.1 (West).
Reported/Published Legal DecisionsBray v. Ins. Co. of State of Pa., 917 F2d 130 (4th Cir. 1990).Cell Phones Causing Alarming Numbers of Motor Vehicle/Car Crashes
Bar Admission
Virginia, 1984
North Carolina, 1996
West Virginia
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Other Affiliations
American Association of Justice Railroad Section (Chairman)
Railroad Trial Lawyers Association (Executive Committee Member)
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Richard N. Shapiro
- Included on the 2023 Virginia
Past Lists
- 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Education
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George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, 1984 J.D.
Honors: With Distinction, Law Review: George Mason University Law Review, Member, 1982 - 1984
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University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1980 B.A.
Honers
- Named peer reviewed 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law by Best Lawyers (Norfolk, VA area)
- Recognized “Best Lawyer” by U.S. News & World Report (since ’10)
- 10.0 perfect rating on Avvo, a lawyer rating service
- Board Certified by the National Board of Legal Specialty (ABA Accredited)
- Selected to the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” of Virginia, by the National Trial Lawyers
- Recognized as a Top 10 Trial Lawyer for truck accident litigation by the National Trial Lawyers’ Trucking Association
- “AV” Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Recognized as a “Client Champion” by Martindale-Hubbell (since 2018)
- Recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics Magazine (since ’10)
- Selected to Who’s Who in American Law (2009)
- American Inventor, granted more than 18 U.S. Patents, with several licenses granted
- Author of Amazon #1 Best Selling Suspense Thriller, “Taming the Telomeres.”