Brian D. Shapiro is a plaintiff trial attorney with Shapiro Law Firm who represents individuals and families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Southern California. His practice includes automobile and commercial trucking collisions, medical malpractice, premises liability, dangerous condition of public property, and other government liability claims.
Brian’s practice is built around careful case preparation, strategic litigation, and the willingness to take difficult cases through trial. He has handled cases involving catastrophic injuries, disputed liability, complex medical issues, governmental entities, and significant wrongful death claims in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
His work has earned recognition from the legal profession and the broader trial-lawyer community, including honors from the Daily Journal, Consumer Attorneys of California, and Super Lawyers.
Brian is also active in leadership within California’s plaintiff trial bar and has served in leadership roles with both Consumer Attorneys of the Inland Empire and the Consumer Attorneys of California New Lawyers Division.
He regularly speaks to other attorneys on trial practice, litigation strategy, government liability, wrongful death, depositions, and case development. Brian has also remained involved in public service throughout his career through volunteer work with legal aid organizations and service as a court-appointed mediator.
Education & Admissions
- State Bar of California, 2016
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- J.D., Western State College of Law, Fullerton, California, 2016
- Law Clerk, Superior Court of California, County of Orange (during law school)
- B.S., Social Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, 2013
Awards & Recognition
- California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY), Personal Injury, Daily Journal, 2025
- Street Fighter of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of the Inland Empire, 2025
- Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2024
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2022
- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2027
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2023-2026
Professional Associations
- Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2016-Present
- Consumer Attorneys of the Inland Empire, President-Elect 2026, Board Member, 2019-Present
- Consumer Attorneys of California, New Lawyers Division, Chair, 2023; Board Member, 2019-Present
- Orange County Bar Association, Member, 2016-Present
- American Association for Justice, Member, 2016-Present
- Riverside County Bar Association, Member, 2016-Present
- San Bernardino County Bar Association, Member, 2016-Present
- Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino, Volunteer