Our special guest is Mr. Michael Shapiro, a long-time Scarsdale resident and noted criminal defense lawyer. Mr. Shapiro, who was raised in the Bronx, was educated at the City College of New York, where he received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude, and later earned his JD from New York University.

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He is currently a faculty member of the Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Advocacy Program and has been a frequent guest panelist at the Harvard Law School. Michael started his legal career as a prosecutor, serving as a special assistant attorney general in the then newly established NY State Office of the Special Prosecutor for Nursing Homes, Health and Social Services. He is now a partner with the prestigious Wall Street, New York law firm, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, which was established in 1854. As a testament to his career, and reflective of his interested in individual liberty, he was elected to New York’s most exclusive criminal defense group, the NY Council of Defense Lawyers, an elite organization that promotes the protection of individual rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution through education and advocacy. Mr. Shapiro previously appeared on The Advocates on October 4 and 11, 2007 discussing faith-based initiatives and the “Establishment Clause.” He also appeared on May 28, 2008 discussing, “Is conservatism a lost cause.”

Today’ program will focus on “Bernard Madoff, the Violation of Trust and Legal Redress.” Mr. Shapiro, and his law firm represent a number of Madoff’s victims and he will talk about what we can do to prevent future Madoff scams and what victims can do.