Gary S. Shapiro

An attorney at Shapiro & Sternlieb, LLC, in Englishtown, New Jersey, Gary S. Shapiro represents clients in a broad range of personal injury and civil litigation matters. His practice focuses on personal injury law, including medical malpractice, motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents, birth injuries, nursing home abuse, product liability, premises liability, head and brain injuries, dog bite claims and wrongful death cases. He also handles workers' compensation matters, discrimination and sexual harassment claims, as well as criminal defense cases involving traffic violations, DUI/DWI and drug offenses. Furthermore, he represents clients in dram shop and social host liability claims.

Mr. Shapiro works with individuals and families seeking compensation for injuries and losses caused by negligence or wrongful conduct. He guides clients through every stage of the legal process, from case evaluation and investigation to settlement negotiations and trial when necessary. His practice is centered on helping clients protect their rights while pursuing favorable outcomes in civil and criminal matters.

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Shapiro has recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He has also argued numerous cases before the Appellate Division of New Jersey and the New Jersey Supreme Court, gaining extensive experience in appellate advocacy in addition to trial litigation. He has received an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, for his commitment to the legal profession.

Mr. Shapiro earned a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1984. He received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 1988. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joyce E. Munkacsi and the Honorable Peter D. Pizzuto from 1988 to 1989.

Admitted to practice in New Jersey in 1988 and New York in 1989, Mr. Shapiro is also admitted before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is an active member of the Middlesex County Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.