Clifford J. Shapiro is a lawyer practicing environmental, pipelines, litigation and 6 other areas of law. Clifford received a B.A. degree from Washington University, and has been licensed for 44 years. Clifford practices at Shapiro Dispute Resolution LLC in Wilmette, IL.
Mr. Shapiro represents private and public owners, contractors and subcontractors in a variety of construction related matters. Mr. Shapiro and his team handle disputed claims (including construction and/or design defect, delay and/or acceleration, and indoor air quality/mold claims) in mediation, arbitration and litigation proceedings. He has worked on cases involving airport runway expansion, oil refinery improvements, office buildings, high rise residential buildings, retail structures, university housing, parking structures, warehouses, residential conversion projects and multi-building condominium developments. Mr. Shapiro and his team also negotiate and draft construction contracts and other construction project documents. In addition, Mr. Shapiro negotiates and litigates insurance coverage claims on behalf of construction industry and other policyholder clients.
Mr. Shapiro speaks regularly throughout the United States about construction litigation and insurance coverage issues, he is the author of many articles and chapters in books that address construction and related insurance issues, and his articles have been cited and quoted in several state supreme court decisions. He is an active member of the ABA's Forum on the Construction Industry, the ABA's Construction Litigation Committee, the ABA's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys (where he is an officer and a member of the Steering Committee).
Mr. Shapiro received his B.A. magna cum laude from Washington University and his J.D. with high honors from George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the law review and awarded Order of the Coif. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, he was a partner and chair of the Construction Law Group at the Chicago law firm of Sachnoff & Weaver.
Publications
2/11/2014, Construction Dispute Litigation - "Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims"
1/15/2013, Citations and Quotations - Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
12/20/2012, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Construction Law Update - December 2012
9/19/2012, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Construction Law Update - September 2012
6/14/2012, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Construction Law Update - June 2012
3/19/2012, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Construction Law Update - March 2012
11/4/2011, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Construction Law Update - November 2011
7/15/2011, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Construction Law Update - July 2011
4/26/2011, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Construction Law Update - April 2011
4/1/2011, "Construction Contract Indemnities, the 'Insured Contract,' and Additional Insured Coverage"
11/19/2010, Construction Law Update, November 2010
7/1/2010, Real Estate Litigation Practice Handbook - "Loan Commitment Litigation"
03/01/2010, Construction Law Update, March 2010
03/01/2010, Construction Law Update, March 2010
10/13/2009, Construction Law Update, Vol. 2, Issue 3
6/11/2009, "Representing the Private Owner, Including Financing the Project"
02/23/2009, Club Facilities and Amenities Series, Volume II
02/17/2009, Insurance Recovery Update, Winter 2009
02/02/2009, Construction Law Update, Vol. 2, Issue 1
1/15/2009, "Will There Ever Be Agreement? Understanding the 'Occurrence' Issue in the Context of Construction Defect Claims"
06/01/2008, Illinois Real Estate Journal - Builders Risk Insurance: Be Aware of the Faulty Workmanship Exclusion
12/13/2007, IICLE Real Estate Litigation 2008 Handbook
04/01/2007, Clifford Shapiro Writes Article on Insurance for Construction Defect Claims
3/2/2007, "The 'Occurrence' Issues Evolves But Remains Unresolved"
4/24/2006, "Selected Issues Regarding The Business Rick Exclusions In The Construction Context"
07/01/2005, Clifford Shapiro Pens Article on Inadvertent Construction Defects
01/01/2005, Clifford Shapiro Pens Article for Coverage
02/01/2004, Clifford Shapiro Writes Article for Construction Industry Web Site
05/01/2003, Clifford Shapiro Writes Chapter for Construction Law Update
01/01/2003, Clifford Shapiro Pens Article for Construct!
11/01/2002, Clifford Shapiro Pens Article on Inadvertent Construction Defects
07/01/2002, Clifford Shapiro Writes Article on The Illinois Eljer Decisions
04/01/2002, Clifford Shapiro Article Featured in Construction Lawyer
02/01/2002, Clifford Shapiro Pens Chapter for Real Estate Handbook
03/01/2000, Journal of Insurance Coverage - It Was an Accident: Inadvertent Construction Defects...
Events
· Insurance Committee of the American College of Construction Attorneys Annual Meeting - Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage for Construction-Related Claims
· Attorney Presentation - Are Your Construction Defects Covered?
· Attorney Presentation - Insurance Coverage for Additional Insureds
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