David Shapiro:  

After FLHS I attended American University and studied political science and history, I received a BA in 1970 and traveled through Europe and the Middle East for almost a year ('70-'71) before going to law school at Case Western Reserve University (in Cleveland, Ohio), from which I graduated with a JD in 1974. I married right after law school and moved immediately to Washington, D.C., where I started my legal career as a U.S. government lawyer (with the U.S. Civil Service Commission). I became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., in 1976 and left after 5 years ('81) to go into private practice with a law firm. I stayed with that law firm for 11 years (making partner in just over 2 years), watching it grow from 7 to 17 lawyers. In 1993, I started a new law firm with a friend, and I have been practicing with that firm ever since -- we now have a staff of 5 lawyers in addition to myself and my law partner. My primary field is civil rights and employment law, and I try cases and handle appeals in federal courts all over the country. I also handle criminal and personal injury cases, as well as security clearance matters. In addition, I represent FBI agents in shooting inspections and DOJ Inspector General inquiries On the personal side, I remarried in 1985 and have three children -- all girls (ages now almost 23, 30, and 32). We lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just across the street from Washington, D.C., until 2007 when we separated, and I moved to downtown Washington. My second wife died in 2010 - so I'm a widower, and now that my last girl is graduated from college, I'm a real "empty-nester' as well. Presently, I'm living in Bethesda, Maryland. Life has been generally good for me -- with some obvious bumps along the way. I only hope it continues in this same general direction -- with style and grace! One thing that has been...Expand for more