Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro & Moran
“We pride ourselves on being community-oriented. We’re all active in the community. We encourage our employees to be active in the community. I think that reflects well on us.” – Daniel Galvin, managing shareholder.
Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro & Moran, first established in Santa Rosa by Everett Shapiro in 1968, was voted “Best Law Firm” by NorthBay biz voters once again. Today, the firm meets the legal needs of individuals and businesses in the fields of personal injury, civil litigation, business law, employment law, estate planning, real estate law, and construction law.
“We have great name recognition because we have such a good local presence,” says Galvin. “All three of us are native to Santa Rosa. We’re all active in the community. We have a visible location downtown that people recognize, and we provide quality legal services.”
Since all of the attorneys at Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro & Moran are lifelong residents of Sonoma County and enjoy being part of the community in which they work, they are also happy to give back to its citizens.
“We just celebrated 50 years last year,” says Galvin. “We pride ourselves on being community-oriented. We’re all active in the community. We encourage our employees to be active in the community. I think that reflects well on us.”
Members of the firm have served in leadership positions in the Sonoma County Bar Association, the Bar of California and the Consumer Attorneys of California. Some attorneys have also served on the boards or volunteered for national and local charities and businesses, including the Redwood Empire Food Bank, Santa Rosa YMCA; Ursuline High School; Cardinal Newman High School; Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce; Sonoma County Council on Aging; Social Advocates for Youth and Catholic Charities. Galvin served as the initial chairman of the City of Santa Rosa Community Advisory Board.
“I’m the chairman of the Board of Public Utilities for the City of Santa Rosa,” says Galvin. “I’ve been on that committee for about 15 years now, and have been the chairman for the last five years. I’m also on the board for the Catholic Community Foundation and the North Coast Builders Exchange. These are all important activities in which we like to involve ourselves.”