Melanie Shapiro | Norwood Immigration Lawyer

Melanie Shapiro is an experienced immigration lawyer in Massachusetts. She works with clients from all over the U.S. and internationally to help keep their families together, keep them safe, and change their lives It has been an honor for her to develop relationships with her clients, earn their trust, and be a part of their journeys. Her ultimate goal is to see her clients succeed in their lives. Her firm’s slogan is “holistic, compassionate lawyering” and she looks to help her clients with not just their immigration cases, but any other issues that might come up. Melanie’s practice focuses on removal defense, asylum, family petitions, naturalization, special immigration juvenile status, VAWA, U & T visas, appeals and litigation.

Melanie is a Worcester County Bar Advocate for the Committee for Public Counsel representing criminal defendants before the district courts. She is a licensed real estate broker.

Melanie also is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law where she teaches courses on representing survivors of domestic violence and on federal litigation and appeals.

She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Dedham Art Association. Melanie serves as a mentor for AILA, the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice, and The Education Cooperative. Melanie is a long time partner with the LGBT Asylum Task Force.

Melanie attended Roger Williams University School of Law where she was a Public Interest Scholar.

She is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, the Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Federal District Court of Massachusetts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Fifth Circuit.

Melanie speaks Spanish. She enjoys painting, nature, and spending time with her family.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Law Office of Melanie Shapiro, LLC	Norwood, MA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Roger Williams University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2012
University of Rhode Island	Bachelors		2009

State / Court	Date
Massachusetts	2012

• Human Rights Campaign | Member | 2014 - Present
  Women's Bar Association | Member | 2013 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | 2013 - Present
  Citizens Against Trafficking | Co-founder | 2008 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association | Law Student Liasion | 2015 - 2016

• Pro Bono Star | AILA | 2015
  CALI Award for Immigration Clinic | CALI | 2011
  CALI Award for Genocide & Atrocity Crimes | CALI | 2011
  Robert A Rainville Leadership Award | University of Rhode Island | 2009
  President's Award for Academic Excellence | University of Rhode Island | 2009
  Mother Jone's Award | Iolta Iolta Iolta | 2009

• In re: M-L-Q-
  Won.

• In re William S
  Client received green card.

• In re MK
  Appeal won, case remanded.

• Wake Forest Law Review | Decriminalized Prostitution: Impunity for Violence and Exploitation | 2017
  American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) VOICE | Navigating One-Parent SIJS Cases | 2015
  Working paper | Decriminalized Prostitution in Rhode Island: Impunity for Violence and Exploitation | 2015
  RWU Law Magazine | Culture of Impunity: laws are only worth their weight in enforcement | 2014
  The Providence Journal | Impunity for Sex Trafficking in Rhode Island | 2013
  Academia.edu | No Child Left Behind: Undocumented Children in Rhode Island Cannot Be Turned Away From Public Education | 2011
  Citizens Against Trafficking | BDSM: A Case of Human Trafficking | 2010
  Digital Commons | Sex Trafficking and Decriminalized Prostitution in Rhode Island | 2009
  Citizens Against Trafficking | Prostitution at the Strip Clubs | 2009

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2012) Licensed as Attorney in Massachusetts. Verified with The Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.	December 15, 2020

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