Shari Shapiro

Shari Shapiro is an associate with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP. She is a member of the Environmental and Litigation Departments. Ms. Shapiro is a LEED Accredited Professional, and is spear-heading the development of Obermayer’s Green Building initiative. Ms. Shapiro maintains a blog on legal issues related to Green Building, available at www.greenlaw.blogspot.com. Ms. Shapiro is the Co-Chair of the ABA State and Local Government Section Subcommittee on Land Use/Environmental Law, and is on the Membership Committee of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council. Ms. Shapiro recently coordinated a seminar entitled “Getting Green Done…Right,” exploring the nuts and bolts of environmentally sustainable and economically viable development projects. Ms. Shapiro made a presentation on “Local Regulation of Green Building Projects” at the seminar. Ms. Shapiro earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania where she received the Milton C. Sharp Award for Best Grades/Best Research in Urban Renewal or Land Use Planning. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, she obtained a Certificate in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton School of Business.