2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Bruce I. Shapiro

Bruce Shapiro

Pecos Law Group
8925 South Pecos Rd. Suite 14A
Henderson, NV 89074

Henderson

Nevada (NV)

Contact Contact Bruce I. Shapiro
T: 702-388-1851
F: 702-388-7406

Visit: www.pecoslawgroup.com
Practice Areas: Family Law (80%), Appellate (20%)

Family Law

Appellate

Law School: Whittier Law School

Selected To

Mountain States Super Lawyers 2011
Mountain States Super Lawyers 2010
Mountain States Super Lawyers 2009
Nevada Super Lawyers 2008

About Bruce Shapiro

Admitted: 1990, Nevada

Professional Webpage: www.pecoslawgroup.com/Attorneys/Bruce-I-Shapiro.shtml

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • American Bar Association (1990—present)American Bar Association, Family Law Division (1990—present)Clark County Bar Association (1990—present)Clark County Family Court Bench-Bar Committee (1994—1995)Clark County Pro Bono Project Award (1991)Council of Appellate Lawyers (2004—present)Nevada Children’s Justice Task ForceSupreme Court of Nevada, Bench-Bar Committee (October 2008 - present)State Bar of Nevada (1990—present)State Bar of Nevada, Board of Governors (2003—2005; 2008 - present)State Bar of Nevada, Child Support Review Committee (1992, 1996)State Bar of Nevada, CLE Committee (2000—2003)State Bar of Nevada, Executive Committee, Family Law DivisionState Bar of Nevada, Family Law Division (1990—present)State Bar of Nevada, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board (1995—2003; 2006-2008)State Bar of Nevada, Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices (2001—2008) 

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Shapiro, Magiera v. Luera: Reexamination of Children’s Surnames in Paternity Cases, 14 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter, 1999)Shapiro, Child Support Awards in Shared Custody Cases, 13 Nevada Family Law Report 3 (Fall, 1998)Shapiro, Willful Underemployment Under NRS 125B.080(8), 13 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter, 1998)Shapiro, The Lost Factors of NRS 125B.080(9): Deviating From Child Support Guidelines, 12 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Spring, 1997)Shapiro, Herz v. Gabler-Herz; Wealth As A Proper Consideration In Setting Child Support Award, 8 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Fall, 1993);Shapiro, Equitable Defenses To Child Support Arrearages: Parkinson v. Parkinson, 106 Nev. Adv. Op. 91 (1990), 56 Inter Alia 20 (1991)Shapiro, The Heavy Burden Of Establishing Weight As A Handicap Under Anti-Discrimination Statutes, 18 Western State Law Review 565 (Spring 1991)Note, From Boyd to Brazwell: The Restriction of Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination Pertaining To Custodians of Corporate Records, 11 Whittier Law Review 295 (1989)"Litigating Parental Alienation Syndrome in Family Court," State Bar of Nevada, December 8, 2005"Recent Child Custody Issues," State Bar of Nevada, December 2, 2004"Appealing a Family Law Case," Part of "Essentials of Family Court," State Bar of Nevada, December 16, 2003"Gambling With Your Family: Between Love and Obsession," ABA Spring CLE Conference, May 1, 2003.
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