lou shapiro

Alumnus of the Year Class of ´98
lou shapiro
Lou Shapiro was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. He attended the West Valley Hebrew Academy and is a proud graduate of Valley Torah High School. After graduation, he studied at Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Jerusalem. He subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Yeshiva University and received a Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Lou began his legal career at the Los Angeles County Public Defender´s Office. He subsequently opened his own boutique law firm in Century City where he currently practices criminal defense. Lou also lends his legal expertise on television and radio as a legal analyst and commentator. His wife, Simi, is from Melbourne, Australia. She studied at Darchei Binah in Jerusalem, and graduated from Monash University, one of Australia´s leading universities. They are the proud parents of Elie, Benji and Mikey who are all students at Yeshivat Yavneh where Lou serves on the Executive Board.