David M.S. Shaiken

Attorney David M.S. Shaiken is a partner with Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC, law firm in West Hartford, Connecticut. A nationally ranked lawyer with more than 30 years of total legal experience, Mr. Shaiken provides unmatched counsel, advocacy and support to a diverse range of clients throughout the greater Hartford metro and surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following:

· Creditors' rights

· Commercial bankruptcy

· Fraudulent transfers

· Commercial litigation

· Business dissolutions

· Arbitrations and mediation

For the past 20-plus years, Mr. Shaiken has served as an arbitrator and mediator in highly complex commercial disputes, and he has achieved remarkable success helping his clients resolve their conflicts and reach favorable agreements in a manner that is far more cost-effective and efficient than going to trial. 

Fully committed to this part of his practice, Mr. Shaiken is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s National Panel of Commercial Arbitrators, and he is a member of the Register of Voluntary Mediators at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, Hartford Division. In addition, he has served as chair of the Connecticut Bar Association's Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Sections as well as the organization's Small Firm Practice Management Section.

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and superior client service, Mr. Shaiken has earned an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell as well as consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America, and he has received many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers.

After obtaining his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1987, Mr. Shaiken completed a two-year clerkship with a federal bankruptcy judge before entering private practice. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He also routinely conducts lectures and continuing legal education seminars across his region on a variety of legal topics.

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