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Gerald Shapiro

also known as Jerry Shapiro

4.9
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 28 years

Immigration Lawyer at Encino, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Criminal Defense

16133 Ventura Blvd. #700, Encino, CA

About Gerald

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 85%

Deportation defense, consular visa processing, naturalization, lawful permanent residence, appeals, motions, waivers and federal court writs.

30 years

85%
Criminal Defense 15%

Post Conviction Criminal Defense

15%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 28 years

State: California

Acquired: 1997

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No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Jerry Shapiro

16133 Ventura Blvd. #700, Encino, CA, 91436-2406

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Gerald Shapiro's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

134 Client Reviews

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Posted by Hisham | October 16, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Asylum

Political/Religious Asylum / Jerry Chapiro

If there was more than five stars then Jerry would definitely deserve it. My family and I are from Lebanon, we hired Attourney Gerry Chapiro to help us with our Political/Religious complicated Asylum case which we were seeking. Actually we visited several well known attornies all over the west coast ...in California and all of them either turned us down and said we can’t/impossible to win this case “meaing they asked us to bring certain papers which we did’t have or they seemed not professionaly motivated or eligible to handle such a LIFE CHANGING case. Later we knew from several referrals that Gerry was one of the best whom we missed. He has over 20 years of extensive exprience in immigration law, well know and distinguished for his MORALS and INTEGRITY and COMMITMENT in dealing with his clients to win their cases and follow with them to the end. He accepted our case in an open heart and worked with us intensively to come up with a professional file to submit to USCIS. He prepared us for the interview and introduced us to all kinds of questions which we might expect and asked us to always be TRUE and AUTHENTIC. He accompanied us for 2 consecutive interviews and gave us all the emotional support, he was more than happy to respond to all our consultations. We WON our case couple of days ago and Gerald played a major role in our positive life changing turn over. We would definitely recommend Jerry for all kinds of complex immigration cases and we’ll continue with him to obtain our Greencard and future related matters

Posted by Michael | November 06, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Asylum

Asylum Court, Permanent Resident (Green Card). Great Lawyer!

I hired Gerald Shapiro upon recommendations to assist with my Armenian wife's cases (Asylum Court/Permanent Resident). He did not disappoint. Very thoughtful and thorough. I highly recommend him. He is easily accessible and responds rapidly by text, phone and email. Our case was very complicate...d and had been in the courts for years before we hired Mr Shapiro. He was able to successfully assist with closing the court case and helping my wife to get her Approval on her Permanent Resident Card. Was very easy to speak with and he listens very well to your needs and then puts into action a plan to solve your case and problems. My wife's green card case was in the process of being denied and Mr Shapiro helped and directed me with specific examples of how to write a hardship letter to the American Citizen spouse and 2 months later we received her green card in the mail. APPROVED! Thank you very much Mr Gerald Shapiro for a job well done and helping take away the stress of dealing with the Immigration Service.

Posted by anonymous | April 01, 2014 | Asylum

Asylum court

Recently Mr Jerry was my layer to present my case in Asylum court, his very responsive to my questions and all legal advises, his very honest and easy to communicate with, I am recommending him to my friends.

Posted by Khatera | November 24, 2010 | Asylum

The Best Lawyer in LA.

I had very hard case many lawyers refused my case but Mr. Shapiro took the case and won the case. I very happy that hire Mr Shapiro. I am from Afghanistan had Political Asylum Case. My case was very hard due the nauture of case. Thanks GOD and Mr. Shapiro my Case is now a Land Mark Case.

Posted by Ahmad | November 23, 2010 | Asylum

I got my asylum status just in 2 months because Mr. Shapiro was my attorney

Hi all, My name is Ajmal and i'm from Afghanistan, when i came to US i couldn't go back because of the conflict which is currently going on back there, My cousin took me to Mr. Shapiro's office and he filed my case applying for asylum, you won't believe i got approved just in 2 months. Mr. Shap...iro been always there to answer my questions and concerns and we went for my interview together, so long story short i'm really glad i hired Mr. Shapiro for my immigration problems back then and i will highly recommend him for those who is looking for an intelligent and smart attorney. P.S. I forgot to mention an important fact that since i couldn't pay the fee in total, Mr. Shapiro gave me a monthly payments plan which was very helpful for me because i didn't have a job back then to pay the total amount, that was really kind of him. Sincerely

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Gerald Shapiro's Lawyer Endorsements

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Mark Cunningham

Immigration lawyer | Mar 29

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Scott Schwartz

Immigration lawyer | Jun 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer...integrity, knowledge and dedication."

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Jong Lee

Immigration lawyer | Jan 04

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Fakhrudeen Hussain

Immigration lawyer | Nov 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I consider Jerry to be one of the very best in the field of immigration law. I have referred very difficult cases to Jerry where he has used his knowledge, skill and diligence to bring a positive outcome. The clients I have referred to Jerry have been very satisfied and have thanked me for referring them to him. I continue to consult with Jerry on difficult deportation cases and I have always received valuable guidance from him. Most of all Jerry Shapiro is very helpful and goes out of his way to make sure that clients understand the complex nature of their case and communicates with clients every step out of the way. Clients who I have referred to Jerry have always admired his quick response to their calls and emails. I highly recommend Jerry Shapiro in any immigration and or criminal matter."

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Work Experience

1998 - 2008

Founding Partner, Law Offices of Fuire & Shapiro

1988 - 1997

Associate Director, Anti-Defamation League

Associations

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Section

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Education

1984

UCLA

Master of Arts

1981

UCLA

Bachelor of Arts

N/A

Southwestern University School of Law

Juris Doctorate

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