Amy L. Shapiro

I hired Amy to handle my divorce, after a long-term marriage, with children. My ex-wife chose not to hire a lawyer. It was important to me to have a guide and advocate whose humanity, care, and ethics coincided with mine. In time it became clear that Amy was not only a great lawyer, but a wise, car...ing, and good person. While she had my interests at heart, she ensured that the agreement I reached with my former spouse was fair and reasonable. Amy knows the law, with lots of experience, and she shared what I could expect and should consider in any of the scenarios that we talked through. She knows the process, and she made sure that I knew where I stood, what I could expect. I shared what was important to me, and we worked through the possibilities, and she let me decide what was going to be the best for me. She provided excellent advice, and guidance. I would recommend Amy to anyone.

I hired Amy to represent in a paternity matter. She was always cold and distant an mistrustful. Seems only concerned about being paid, not about getting what you need. My ex had multiple DUIs, but Amy never put in order that he should be restricted from drinking or any penalties for him to continue... to drink. Of course, he continued to drink and drive and racked up more tickets, causing me to have to go back to court again and again. She could have done a better job of representing me, looking out for a child, but she didn't. Didn't feel that she cared and just wanted to be paid. She became very cold and distant after awhile and I never understood why. Wound up hiring a different attorney who reviewed her work and said she made lots of mistakes.

I have worked with Amy on post divorce issues and she has always been strong and steady. She has given me difficult advice at times when I didn't want to hear it or follow that course. She is well respected in the community for being honest and straight forward. She is compassionate and listens... to her clients and does what is most prudent. I am always greeted with a smile and great advice anytime that I need to enlist her help. She has been successful every time that we have needed to go in front of the judge. She knew what would resonate with that specific judge and knew when to let go of something. I have referred Amy to several other friends going through difficult family matters and they have been very satisfied with her services as well.

Ms. Shapiro is professional, readily demonstrates the applicability of her experience to a variety of challenges (including anticipated challenges), and has worked very hard to accommodate a variety of needs that arose in my case. She is decisive and firm, though able to contextualize decisions with...in a framework of longer-term goals, which in my case were continued communication and skills related to co-parenting.