Atty. Amy Shapiro
Amy Shapiro is a member of Hinman, Howard and Kattell’s Commercial Litigation, Business and Appellate practice groups. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on motion practice and appeals.
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Amy Shapiro is a Special Counsel based in Binghamton, New York, practicing at Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP. Their practice focuses on securities, litigation, and internet. Educated at Oxford University, Balliol College (B.C.L., 2003) and Pomona College (B.A., 1975). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of Professional Memberships •New York State Bar Association •Broome County Bar Association. Serands clients in Binghamton, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Amy Shapiro is a member of Hinman, Howard and Kattell’s Commercial Litigation, Business and Appellate practice groups
- Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on motion practice and appeals
- Amy also has taught extensively, teaching classes at Cornell Law School (secured transactions), Syracuse University College of Law (civil procedure and commercial law), Binghamton University, and the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, where she was a visiting fellow
- Amy is a former journalist who worked in Los Angeles, Denver, and Lima, Peru
- Amy also served as attorney advisor to Commissioner Terry Calvani, U.S
- Federal Trade Commission, before joining Hinman, Howard & Kattell in 1990
- Amy is the past president of VINES (Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, Inc.), which runs 22 community gardens in the greater Binghamton area, a large urban farm and Binghamton’s first net-zero commercial building in downtown Binghamton, not far from our office
- She was the founding president of the West Side Neighborhood Association and served previously as Treasurer of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County and as President and Treasurer of the Broome County Arts Council
- Publications 'Who Pays the Auditor Calls the Tune?: Auditing Regulation and Clients' Incentives,' 35 Seton Hall Law Review 1029 (June 2005) 'Legal Causation and the Desert Traveler,' in John Arthur and William H. Shaw, eds., Readings in the Philosophy of Law, 4th Edition (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004)
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Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Binghamton are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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