Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro
Celebrated Name: Bob Shapiro
Real Name/Full Name: Robert Leslie Shapiro
Gender: Male
Age: 81 years old
Birth Date: 2 September 1942
Birth Place: Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 67 kg
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Wife/Spouse (Name): Linell Shapiro (m. 1970)
Children: Yes (Brent Shapiro, Grant Shapiro)
Dating/Girlfriend
(Name):
N/A
Profession: American lawyer
Net Worth in 2024: $130 million
Last Updated: March 2024

Robert Leslie Shapiro, more commonly known as Bob Shapiro, is the co-founder of rightscouncel.com. He is an extremely famous American lawyer and is a senior partner of the law firm, Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro, which is based in Los Angeles.

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Early Life

Bob Shapiro was born into a Jewish family living in Plainfield, New Jersey. He went to Hamilton High School from where he graduated in the year 1961. He then went on to attend UCLA in 1965 and graduated with a degree in finance. After this, Shapiro went to Loyola Law School from where he got his Juris Doctor degree in the year 1968.

Bob Shapiro fell in love with Linell Thomas and married his lady love in the year 1970. The couple became proud parents of 2 sons named Grant and Brent Shapiro. However, Brent was unfortunately found dead in 2005, and the cause of death was revealed to be an overdose of ecstasy and crystal meth.

Bob Shapiro was devastated after the incident and wanted to do something to prevent things like this from happening all over the world, and therefore, he went on to found the non-profit organisation called the Brent Shapiro Foundation. This Foundation works on spreading awareness about drug addiction. Shapiro is the chairman of this foundation as well as another rehabilitation centre called Pickford Lofts.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 2 September 1942, Bob Shapiro is 81 years old as of today’s date 28th March 2024. His height is 1.78 m tall, and weight is 67 kg.

Career

Bob Shapiro’s most famous case was that of O.J. Simpson. In the year 1995, O.J. Simpson was being held on chargers committing the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman in 1994. Bob Shapiro was able to defend O.J. Simpson successfully. He was the one who convinced O.J. Simpson to surrender and turn himself into the police, which he did.

In 1961, Bob Shapiro joined the State Bar of California. Throughout his illustrious career, Bob has represented and defended many celebrities and athletes, including the Kardashians, Darryl Strawberry, Linda Lovelace, Johnny Carson and Vince Coleman among others.

After the O.J. Simpson case, which brought him due to recognition, Bob Shapiro changed careers from being a defence lawyer for criminals to a civil litigator.

Bob Shapiro has also created a character in the famous book for children, ‘Somo Says No’. His character is the Sober Monkey, which spreads awareness about drugs. This book is available for all schools for free. Bob is the co-founder of several business ventures, for example, LegalZoom, shoedazzle.com and RightCounsel.

Bob Shapiro is not just lawyer; he is the celebrity lawyer of Hollywood and has been portrayed in movies and TV shows by well-known actors, like Ron Silver, John Travolta and Bruce Weitz. He has also described himself in several television shows and movies, like ‘Havoc’.

Awards and Achievement

Bob Shapiro’s legal career has been much awarded. Some of his accolades include:

• Industry Recognition Award (IRA) in 2016.
• He is the co-founder of LegalZoom, shoedazzle.com and RightCounsel.
• He is the chairman of The Brent Shapiro Foundation.
• He is a senior partner of Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro.

Net Worth & Salary of Bob Shapiro in 2024

Bob Shapiro Net Worth
Bob Shapiro Net Worth

Bob Shapiro is a world-renowned American lawyer turned litigator who throughout his career has represented many noteworthy personalities, which in turn has brought him not only recognition but a considerable net worth as well.

Bob Shapiro owns a whopping net worth of about $130 million as of March 2024.

Bob Shapiro has worked hard and has genuinely earned the position that he is in today. He leads several foundations and organisations and vehemently advocates anti-drug campaigns. We wish more power to him for all the excellent work he has been doing for humanity.

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