About
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PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
AT WORK
Edward D. Shapiro is Chair of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. His practice focuses on the efficient prevention, management and resolution of disputes for commercial entities, organizations and individuals. Ed views his primary objective as helping clients identify their goals, as well as business and personal options that they may not have thought were possible during the dispute resolution process.
He advises businesses and individuals on proactive measures to avoid litigation. He also represents clients in state and federal court, before administrative agencies, and in mediation and arbitration. Ed has provided counseling and litigation representation involving claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, fiduciary duty claims, employment disputes and contracts, discrimination claims, breach of contract, fraud and consumer fraud, restrictive covenants, unfair competition, trade secrets, professional licensing, business dissolution, trusts and estates, real estate, and product liability defense. He also represents physicians and physician practice groups before various administrative agencies, including the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation, and in contract, non-compete and hospital privilege matters.
Trained as a litigator, Ed applies an ethical and responsible approach to conflict resolution. He frequently represents clients in mediation and is a certified mediator helping parties resolve their disputes.
IN THE PROFESSION
Ed serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Center for Conflict Resolution, where he is a member of the Peer Review Committee and volunteers as a mediator and trainer. He is also a past Board member for the Association for Conflict Resolution, and former Co-Chair of its Programming and Professional Development Committee.
A member of the Federal Trial Bar, Ed is a past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association's ADR Section and is a Fellow at the Illinois Institute of Collaborative Law. He is also a member of the newly formed Civil Collaborative Law Committee of the American Bar Association.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Ed is a member of the Board of the United Way of the North Shore (Glencoe Chapter). He also serves as a coach for AYSO soccer and local basketball and baseball leagues.
BACKGROUND
Boston University School of Law
J.D., 1991
State University of New York at Binghamton
B.A., with honors, 1984
Ed is admitted to practice before the Illinois State Bar, the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the state and federal courts of Massachusetts.
RELATED ALERTS
Thoughts from the Chair
Achieving Success through Strong Client Relationships
A View from the Chair
Coming Soon: Mandatory Mediation in the Cook County Chancery Division,
What It Means for You
Controlling Your Destiny in a Litigious World
RELATED ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
The Practice of Holistic Lawyering-Feb-Mar 2002, (pdf)
The Making of a Good Lawyer-Oct 2000, (pdf)
Holistic Lawyering in the Mainstream, (pdf)
RELATED NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Center for Conflict Resolution Elects Edward D. Shapiro to Leadership Position
Association for Conflict Resolution Names Edward D. Shapiro to Board of Directors
Edward D. Shapiro Named to Board of Directors of Center for Conflict Resolution