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Rick Shapiro, JD ’84. Photo provided.
Alumni Spotlight
You know that old saying, “jack of all trades, master of none?” For Rick Shapiro, JD ’84, it is half true—he is a jack of all trades and he has mastered them all.
Shapiro, a partner in Virginia Beach law firm Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp, is an author, inventor, and a musician, as well as a trial attorney. When questioned about his wide range of interests, he answered, “I want to do a lot of different things and not just be a lawyer. In different phases of my life, I really wanted to explore a variety of options.”
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