MICHAEL B. SHAPIRO, J.D.
140 Decatur Street, Suite 1224
Atlanta, Georgia 30300
Work: (404) 413-1028
E-mail:
EDUCATION
EmoryUniversitySchool of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
Juris DoctorJune, 1981
EmoryUniversity, Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Arts, Political ScienceJune, 1978
Dean’s List 11 of 12 quarters
LICENSES
State Bar of Ohio1991
State Bar of Georgia1981
CERTIFICATIONS
CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Human Research Curriculum (Basic Course)
2010, 2013
& 2016
Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) Certificate as Guest Instructor in Criminal Law 2008
FEMA AWR-175-W - Information Security for Everyone2010
FEMA ICS-100 - Introduction to Incident Command System2007
FEMA IS-1 - Emergency Manager2007
FEMA IS-3 - Radiological Emergency Management2007
FEMA IS-55 - Household Hazardous Materials A Guide for Citizens2007
FEMA IS-546 - Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness2007
FEMA IS-860 - Introduction to the National Infrastructure Protection Plan2007
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (PAST AND PRESENT)
Alpha Omega Xi Chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Chapter Advisor
Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society, Chapter Advisor (Kennesaw State University); Assistant Chapter Advisor (American InterContinental University)
American Bar Association
American Bar Association, Advisory Panel
American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section
American Judicature Society
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Atlanta Bar Association
Cobb Bar Association
Criminal Justice Association of Georgia, President
Criminal Justice Association of Georgia, Journal Editor
DeKalb Bar Association
FultonCounty Criminal Justice System Coordinating Committee
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Past President
Georgia Forensic Integrity Commission
Georgia Political Science Association
Lambda Alpha Epsilon, American Criminal Justice Association
McGraw-Hill Academic Advisory Board for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Champion Magazine Editorial Board
State Bar of Georgia, Criminal Justice Section
State Bar of Georgia, Drug Task Force
State Bar of Georgia, Fee Arbitration Panel
State Bar of Georgia, Post-Conviction Capital Representation Committee
State Bar of Georgia, Technology Section (formerly the Computer Law Section)
State Bar of Georgia, Uniform Rules Committee
State of Georgia Crime Victim Compensation Committee
State of Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
State of Georgia Information Technology Policy Council
HONORS AND AWARDS
American University Political Science Internship (accepted but declined)
Excellence in Teaching Award for the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, 2015
Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor Society)
American InterContinental University, Dunwoody Campus Teacher of the Year (Criminal Justice), 2006
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President’s Award, 2008
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Special Recognition, 2007
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Special Recognitionfor Service, 1991
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Faculty Recognition Medallion
International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Citation for Distinguished and Exceptional Service
International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, Atlanta Graduate Chapter Service Recognition
International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, Delta Gamma Chapter Service Recognition
Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia2013-present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Internship and Alpharetta Center Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology August, 2016
Clinical Instructor, Undergraduate Internship and Alpharetta Center Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology January, 2013-July, 2016
CRJU 3060 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice (Fall Semester, 2013 (2 sections), Spring Semester, 2014 (2 Sections), Summer Semester, 2014, Fall Semester, 2014 (2 sections), Spring Semester, 2015 (2 Sections), Fall Semester, 2015 (2 Sections), Spring Semester, 2016, Fall Semester, 2016 (2 Sections), Spring Semester, 2017)
CRJU 2700/3700 American Criminal Courts (Spring Semester, 2013, Fall Semester, 2013, Spring Semester, 2014, Spring Semester, 2015, Fall Semester, 2015, Spring Semester, 2017)
CRJU 3710 Policing and Individual Rights (Fall Semester, 2016)
CRJU 4760 Criminal Procedure (Spring Semester, 2014)
CRJU 4780 Criminal Law (Fall Semester, 2014, Spring Semester, 2016)
CRJU 4930 Internship (Spring Semester, 2013, Summer Semester, 2013, Fall Semester, 2014, Spring Semester, 2016, Spring Semester, 2017, Summer Semester, 2017)
CRJU 4935/4940 Field Placement (Spring Semester, 2013, Summer Semester, 2013, Fall Semester, 2014, Spring Semester, 2016, Spring Semester, 2017, Summer Semester, 2017)
CRJU 4990 Directed Readings (Analysis of Dickerson v. United States and post-Miranda v. United States Police Policies, Spring Semester, 2016, “When The Box Is Banned, Should We Want It Back?” An Analysis of “Ban the Box” Policies, Fall Semester, 2016)
PERS 2001 Comparative Law and Policy (Spring Semester, 2013)
PMAP 8911 Directed Readings (Juvenile Justice Reform: Federal Legislation and State/Local Implementation Efforts) (Spring Semester, 2016)
Administrative Law (Summer Semester, 2015, Summer Semester, 2016 – Young African Leaders Initiative)
Civil Rights Law (Summer Semester, 2015, Summer Semester, 2016, Summer Semester, 2017– Young African Leaders Initiative)
Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, Georgia2011-2012
Instructor, Department of Business and Social Sciences
BUSA 2106 The Legal Environment of Business (Summer Semester, 2011, Fall Semester, 2011 (2 Sections), Spring Semester, 2012 (2 Sections), Fall Semester, 2012 (3 Sections, including 1 Hybrid format))
CRJU 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice (Spring Semester, 2012 (2 Sections), Fall Semester, 2012 (3 Sections, including 1 Hybrid format))
CRJU 2310 Corrections (Spring Semester, 2012)
CRJU 2700 Judicial Systems (Spring Semester, 2012)
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia2010-present
Adjunct Professor, Coles College of Business, Executive MBA Program
GBA 7232Managing Human Capital, Employment Law Overview (Summer Semester, 2010, Summer Semester, 2011, Summer Semester, 2012, Summer Semester, 2013, Summer Semester, 2014, Summer Semester, 2015, Summer Semester, 2016, Summer Semester, 2017)
GBA 7251 Intellectual Property and Competition Law (Fall Semester, 2010, Spring Semester, 2011, Fall Semester, 2012, Fall Semester, 2013, Fall Semester, 2014, Fall Semester, 2015, Fall Semester, 2016)
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia2008-2011
Instructor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
CRJU 1101 Foundation of Criminal Justice (Fall Semester, 2008, Spring Semester, 2009, Fall Semester, 2009, Spring Semester, 2010 (2 sections))
CRJU 3310 Police in America (Fall Semester, 2008, Spring Semester, 2009, Fall Semester, 2009)
CRJU 3315 Criminal Procedure (Fall Semester, 2008, Spring Semester, 2009 (2 Sections), Fall Semester, 2009, WinterMester, 2009, Spring Semester, 2010)
CRJU 4100 Ethics in Criminal Justice (Fall Semester, 2008, Spring Semester, 2009)
CRJU 4490 International Crime & World Justice (Summer Semester, 2010)
GBA 7232Managing Human Capital, Employment Law Overview (Summer Semester, 2010, Summer Semester, 2011, Summer Semester, 2012)
GBA 7251 Intellectual Property and Competition Law (Fall Semester, 2010, Spring Semester 2011)
GEOG 1102 Earth From Above, Marine Navigation component (Spring Semester, 2010)
American InterContinental University, Atlanta, Georgia2004-2008
Instructor, School of Criminal Justice
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice(3rdQuarter, 2004, 4th Quarter, 2004 (2 sections), 1st Quarter, 2005 (2 sections), 2nd Quarter, 2005 (2 sections), 3rd Quarter, 2005 (3 sections), 4th Quarter, 2005 (2sections), 1st Quarter, 2006 (2 sections), 2nd Quarter, 2006, 3rd Quarter, 2006, 4th Quarter, 2006, 1st Quarter, 2007, 2nd Quarter, 2007, 3rd Quarter, 2007, 4th Quarter, 2007 (2 sections), 1st Quarter, 2008)
CRJ 140 Introduction to Criminal Courts (3rd Quarter, 2005, 4th Quarter, 2005, 1st Quarter, 2006, 3rd Quarter, 2006, 1st Quarter, 2007, 2nd Quarter, 2007, 3rd Quarter, 2007, 4th Quarter, 2007)
CRJ 210 Criminal Law (2nd Quarter, 2005, 4thQuarter, 2005, 1st Quarter, 2006, 2nd Quarter, 2006, 4th Quarter, 2006, 1st Quarter, 2007, 2nd Quarter, 2007, 3rd Quarter 2007, 1st Quarter, 2008)
CRJ 422 American Judicial System (1st Quarter, 2008)
CRJ 431 Law and Evidence (1st Quarter, 2008)
CRJ 480 Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice(2nd Quarter, 2006 (2 sections), 3rd Quarter, 2006, 4th Quarter, 2006)
IBS 611 Legal Issues in the Global Environment (3rd Quarter, 2004)
University of Phoenix, Atlanta, Georgia2005
Guest Lecturer
MKT 438 Public Relations (2nd Quarter, 2005)
ClaytonCollege and StateUniversity, Atlanta, Georgia2004-2005
Adjunct Instructor, School of Technology, Paralegal Certificate Program
PARA 1105 Legal Research and Writing (Fall Semester, 2004)
PARA 1107 Criminal Litigation(Spring Semester, 2004, Summer Semester, 2004, Fall Semester, 2004, Spring Semester, 2005, Summer Semester, 2005)
PUBLICATIONS
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Miranda Redux-The impact of Dickerson v. United States, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ The Champion Magazine, (May, 2016).
M. Shapiro: Mistakes, Reasonable Mistakes, and Unforgiveable Mistakes: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Heien v. North Carolina, Police Chief Magazineonline edition (May, 2015).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: 22 Cases in 21 Years, The Supreme Court’s Consideration of “Special Circumstances” Cases,submitted to the American Journal of Criminal Law (2014).
M. Shapiro and P. Fenton: Recent Evidentiary Decisions of the United States Supreme Court, Evidence Technology Magazine (November-December, 2014).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Escobedo v. Illinois: Not Quite Forgotten, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ The Champion Magazine (October, 2014).
M.L. Brooks and M. Shapiro: Protection Through Corporate Marketing in Professional Sports, Toda Institute’s Peace and Policy Journal (Volume 18, February, 2014).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Update to North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy Criminal Procedure Segment of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Court (2013).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: The Class of ’63: Major Supreme Court Cases of the 1963 Term, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ The Champion Magazine (May, 2013).*this issue received the 2013 Media Industry (min) Editorial & Design Award for the category Print/Online Coverage of Single Topic
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Looking Back on Gideon v. Wainwright, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ The Champion Magazine (June, 2012).
M. Shapiro: Test Bank and PowerPoint slides to accompany Police Ethics: A Matter of Character, Second Edition by Douglas W. Perez and J. Alan Moore, (Delmar) Wadsworth Publishing, 2013 (2012).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Review of The Integrity of the Judge: A Philosophical Inquiry, by Jonathan Soeharno. International Criminal Justice Review (Vol. 21, No 1, March, 2011).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Trouble in River City: Invoking the Right to Counsel in Municipal Courts, Proceedings of the Georgia Political Science Association (2010).
P. Fenton, R. Petersen, S. Crowder, J. McMahon-Howard , C. Totten and M. Shapiro: Handbook for Faculty, Use of Role Play and Practical Exercises in Teaching Ethics in Criminal Justice (February, 2010).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Review ofCrime, Procedure and Evidence in a Comparative and International Context: Essays in Honour of Professor Damaška by John Jackson, Máximo Langer, and Peter Tillers. International Criminal Justice Review (Vol. 19, No. 4, December, 2009).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Chimel v. California, 40 Years Later. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’The Champion Magazine (July, 2009).
P. Fenton and M. Shapiro: Update to North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy Criminal Procedure Segment of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Court (2009).
M. Shapiro: Test Bank and PowerPoint slides to accompany Police Ethics: A Matter of Character by Douglas W. Perez and J. Alan Moore, (Delmar) Wadsworth Publishing, 2002 (2008).
M. Shapiro: Recent State and Federal Caselaw Update. Institute of Continuing Judicial Education (1998-2003).
M. Shapiro: Law Office Overhead-Charging, Earning and Collecting a Reasonable Fee. Association of Trial Lawyers of America Criminal Law Section Newsletter (Volume 6, Number 2, Spring, 2000).
M. Shapiro: Right to Counsel in Driving Under the Influence Cases. Municipal Court Judges Bulletin (Volume 3, Number 4, Fall, 1999).
M. Shapiro: Appellate Case Manual (Editor). Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1990-1993).
PUBLICATIONS REVIEWED
Criminal Law, by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Angela J. Davis, SAGE2017
“Job Stress and Its Outcomes among Public Defenders,” The Pursuit2017
“Where Have You Gone Federalism, the States Turn Their Lonely Eyes to You,”
Questions in Politics2016
“Police Ethics: The Corruption of Noble Cause,” 3rd Edition,
Michael A. Caldero, John P. Crank, Routledge2015
“The Real Nature of Dillon’s Rule,” Questions in Politics2014
Criminal Justice Ethics, Sharon Hayes, Routledge (review and book jacket quotation)2013
“Food for Thought” article for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’
Champion Magazine2010
Criminal Law, 10th Edition, Test Bank, Thomas J. Gardner and Terry M. Anderson,
Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson-Wadsworth)2007
Criminology: The Core, 3rd Edition, Test Bank, Larry J. Siegel, Cengage Learning
(formerly Thomson-Wadsworth)2007
PRESENTATIONS
Panel Moderator “Access to Legal Services and the Authority of Law” at Georgia State University “Overcriminalization and Indigent Legal Care Conference” 2017
Panel Presenter “Academic Readiness for Incoming Freshmen”2017
Program Speaker, Georgia State University Office of Civic Engagement, Criminal Justice Reform
2017
Panel Moderator, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2016 Annual Meeting, “Criminal Justice in an Ever-Changing World,” Controversies in Criminal Justice, Matters of Court, and Programming and Treatment 2016
Program Speaker, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia Annual Meeting, “Criminal Justice in an Ever-Changing World,” (United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2015-2016 Term) 2016
Panel Moderator, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2015 Annual Meeting, “American Justice – Past, Present and Future,” Controversies in Criminal Justice 2015
Program Speaker, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2015 Annual Meeting, “American Justice – Past, Present and Future,” “Coordinating and Writing an Undergraduate Criminal Justice Internship Program” 2015
Program Speaker, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2015 Annual Meeting, “American Justice – Past, Present and Future,” “(United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2014-2015 Term) 2015
Guest Presenter, Writing Across the Curriculum Workshop, Georgia State University2015
Panelist, Center for Instructional Innovation “Engaging Students through Peer Review,” Georgia State University 2015
Panel Moderator, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2014 Annual Meeting, “Current Issues in Criminal Justice” 2014
Program Speaker, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2014 Annual Meeting, “Happy 100thBirthday Exclusionary Rule, I Thought You Were Dead” 2014
Program Speaker, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2014 Annual Meeting, “7 and 7” (United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2013-2014 Term)
2014
Speaker, Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College Constitution Day Event “Happy 100th Birthday Exclusionary Rule: I Thought You Were Dead” 2014
Program Speaker, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2013 Annual Meeting, “The Dirty (Bakers’) Dozen: United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2012-2013 Term” 2013
Program Speaker, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2013 Annual Meeting, “Technology in the Classroom: Prohibit, Adapt or Adopt?” 2013
Speaker, Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College Constitution Day Event “Gideon v. Wainwright and the Right to Counsel” 2013
Panel Moderator, Georgia Perimeter College Crime Fighters Week Inaugural Program, Career Professionals’ Panel “Harvey Dent Syndrome: How Not to Become Two-Face: How Criminal Justice Professionals Handle the Criminal” 2013
Program Speaker, Georgia Political Science Association and Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2012 Annual Meetings, “Ethical Teaching-The Wave, Stanford Prison Experiment, and Star Trek” 2012
Program Speaker, Georgia Political Science Association and Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2012 Annual Meetings, “The Supremes’ Top Ten: Most Significant Criminal Justice Cases from the Supreme Court’s 2011-2012 Term” 2012
Program Speaker, Georgia Political Science Association and Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2012 Annual Meetings, “Fifty Years after Gideon v. Wainwright-How Did We Get There, Where Are We Now?” 2012
Speaker, Georgia Perimeter College “The Constitution: For All People, For All Times”2012
Panelist, Georgia Perimeter College Exploring Entrepreneurship Week Business Competition “Are you the Apprentice or the Executive?” 2011
Panelist, Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character’s Daring Dialogue Speaker Series “Sportsmanship: Players’ and Fans’ Responsibilities” 2011
Program Speaker, Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia, Criminal and Business Law Sections, “Using PowerPoint in the Courtroom” 2011
Program Speaker, Cobb County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, “Law Office Technology Geared to Criminal Law” 2011
Program Speaker, Georgia Political Science Association and Criminal Justice Association of Georgia 2010 Annual Meetings, “Trouble in River City: Invoking the Right to Counsel in Municipal Courts” 2010
Program Co-Director and Panel Moderator, 8th Annual Suburban Conference, Kennesaw State University Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice 2010
Kennesaw State University Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Brown Bag Luncheon “Use of Role Play and Practical Exercises in Teaching Ethics in Criminal Justice” 2010
CETL 17thGeorgia Conference On College & University Teaching “Use of Role Play and Practical Exercises in Teaching Ethics in Criminal Justice” 2010
Cobb County Bar Association “Using PowerPoint in the Courtroom”2009
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminars, October 1987; April, 1989;April 1991; October 1992; April, 1993; November, 1996; January, 1997;November, 1997; April, 2007
Answers Private Investigation, “Ethics for Private Investigators”2007
Individual & the Law class, LassiterHigh School, “Right to Counsel”1999-2003
Georgia Indigent Defense Council “Designing a Simple Web Page” Seminar1998-2003
Georgia Indigent Defense Council “Using the Internet in Your Law Practice” Seminars1997-2003
Georgia Indigent Defense Council “Advanced Use of the Internet in Your Law Practice,
Search Techniques” Seminar1997-2003
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education State Court Judges Spring Seminar “Right to
Counsel and Indigent Defense”2002
Georgia Indigent Defense Council “Computers for Dinosaurs”Seminar1998-2002
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Superior Court Judges “Recent State and
Federal Caselaw Update”1998-2002
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Superior Court Judges Winter Seminar2000
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Juvenile Court Judges Seminar2000
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Superior Court Judges Secretaries Seminar1999-2000
EmoryUniversitySchool of Law, “Legal Career Options” Panel Discussion1998
Georgia Indigent Defense Council/Multi-County Public Defender “Defending a Death
Penalty Case: Trial and Sentence” Seminar1996
Judge, EmoryUniversitySchool of Law Intermediate Criminal Litigation Class Trials1992
Mock Trial Coach, NorcrossHigh School1989
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Career Services Director Search Committee2014
Alpharetta Center Criminal Justice Coordinator2013-2017
Criminal Justice and Criminology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee2014-present
Criminal Justice Awards and Scholarships Committee2014-present
Faculty Advisor to the Undergraduate Criminal Justice Student Association2014-present
GPC-GSU AASCU/Lumina Grant Project2013-present
Panther Preview Presenter2013-present
Scheduling Committee (ex officio)2015
Transfer Student Presenter2013-present
Undergraduate Internship Coordinator2015-present
Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, Georgia
GPC-GSU AASCU/Lumina Grant Project2011-2012
Business Curriculum Committee2011-2012
Criminal Justice Curriculum Committee2011-2012
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia