Tad S. Shapiro completed his undergraduate work at the University of California at Los Angeles obtaining his B.A. degree in 1977. He attended and graduated from Hastings College of Law, University of California in 1980.
He was admitted to practice in California in 1980. He is a member of Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro & Moran and has a litigation and trial practice. He is a Master of the Sangster Inns of Court, AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, honored as a Northern California Super Lawyer since 2006 and listed in Best Lawyers in America. He has taught Civil Discovery and Evidence and has presented at numerous CLE programs regarding discovery, trial preparation, mediation and trial. He has been recognized by the Sonoma County courts for his volunteer work as a civil settlement conference panelist and judge pro tem presiding over jury trials. He has completed the advanced mediation training program at the Strauss Institute at Pepperdine and has successfully mediated more than 600 cases.