Brenda B. Shapiro
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Brenda B. Shapiro is a Family Law attorney and litigator. She provides legal counsel to clients on family law matters, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce, child custody, access and time sharing, post-dissolution, domestic violence, and grandparents’ rights. She established the Law Offices of Brenda B. Shapiro, LLC in 1994, where she is Managing Partner.

Ms. Shapiro also practices the dispute-resolution method known as Collaborative Law.  The method emphasizes family-focused decision-making, cooperation, commitments to a faster process, potential cost savings and family privacy – all without court intervention.

Collaborative Law combines attorneys, accountants, financial planners, mental health professionals and mediators, who work jointly with clients in a spirit of mutual respect and cooperation. It is designed to help divorcing parties resolve their differences in a non-adversarial setting, allowing them to focus on the best interests of their family.

Ms. Shapiro was a consulting attorney in writing the brief for Miami’s high-profile custody case of six-year-old Cuban Elian Gonzalez, who arrived in the United States on an inner tube without his mother, who died in the crossing.

LEADERSHIP

• Collaborative Law Institute – Founding Director
• Civilian Investigative Panel, City of Miami – Chair (2007-2009)
• Community Relations Board, City of Miami – Chair (2003-2006)
  
  RECOGNITION
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell - AV Peer Review Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability (2009)
• Listed in South Florida Legal Guide (2008-2009)
• Listed in Super Lawyers (2007)
  
  MEMBERSHIPS

• The Florida Bar, Section on Family Law
• Dade County Bar Association
• American Civil Liberties Union
• International Women's Forum
• National Council of Jewish Women
  
  EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor – University of Miami