Education
- magna cum laude; Order of the Coif
- Accounting
- summa cum laude
Admissions
- Michigan
Overview
Michael Shapiro is a real estate tax appeals attorney who successfully counsels commercial and industrial clients and business owners in state and local taxation matters. With more than 40 years of experience, Michael frequently lectures on property tax assessment matters. He has delivered presentations for the Georgetown University Law Center's Institute on State and Local Taxation, the Annual Conference of the Institute of Property Taxation, the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), the State Bar of Michigan’s Real Estate Section, the National Association of Accountants, the Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Michigan Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and other professional organizations.
- Possesses particular experience in ad valorem taxation, including counseling, tax planning, and trial and appellate representation
- Guides clients' mergers, diversifications, investments, acquisitions, and restructuring, both within the state of Michigan and in other jurisdictions
Recognition
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2021
- Recognized in practice area of Litigation - Real Estate
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006-2019
- DBusiness, Top Lawyers, 2010-2017
- Leading Lawyers Magazine Michigan, 2017
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- Real Estate Law: Tax
- Tax Law: Business
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- The American Lawyer Magazine, Top Rated Lawyer in Taxation Law, 2013
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Beta Gamma Sigma
Professional & Community Involvement
- Institute of Property Taxation, 1986-present
- Michigan Senate Citizens Property Tax Commission, 1986-1987
- State Bar of Michigan
- Business Law Section
- Taxation Section
- American Property Tax Counsel, Firm Representative