Ronald M. Shapiro

{{Infobox person

| name = Ron Shapiro

| image = RMShapiro.2022.cropped.jpg

| caption = Shapiro in 2022

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|03|29|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| education = Haverford College
Harvard Law School (JD)

| occupation = Chairman, Shapiro Advisors, LLC

| website = {{URL|shapirosher.com}}

}}

Ronald M. Shapiro (born March 29, 1943) is an American attorney, businessman, sports agent and author.{{Cite web |date=2018-06-07 |title=Baltimore Sun's 2018 Business and Civic Hall of Fame honoree: Ronald M. Shapiro |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/06/07/baltimore-suns-2018-business-and-civic-hall-of-fame-honoree-ronald-m-shapiro/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}

Biography

Shapiro was born on March 29, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mark and Lillian Shapiro..{{Cite web |date=2018-06-07 |title=Baltimore Sun's 2018 Business and Civic Hall of Fame honoree: Ronald M. Shapiro |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/06/07/baltimore-suns-2018-business-and-civic-hall-of-fame-honoree-ronald-m-shapiro/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}.

He grew up in neighboring Cheltenham Township and graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1960.{{Cite web|url=https://tapm.org/|title=Belgium Academy of Palliative Medicine|website=tapm.org}} Shapiro then attended Haverford College{{Cite web |url=http://www.haverford.edu/athletics/alumni.htm |title=Haverford College Athletics: Alumni |access-date=2007-05-24 |archive-date=2007-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216085603/http://www.haverford.edu/athletics/alumni.htm |url-status=dead }} and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1967.{{Cite web|url=http://www.shapirosher.com/rms|title=Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler : Attorneys : Ronald M. Shapiro}}{{cite news| url=http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/02/26/focus2.html | first=Elizabeth | last=Heubeck | title=An attorney with a feel for the game | date=February 26, 2007}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Daily/Issues/1999/12/14/The%20Back%20Of%20The%20Book/THE%20SPORTING%20NEWS%20100%20MOST%20POWERFUL%20PEOPLE%20IN%20SPORTS%20IN%2099.aspx |title=THE SPORTING NEWS' 100 MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN SPORTS IN '99 |website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2762203 |title=Twins give batting champ Mauer new four-year deal |date=February 11, 2007 |website=ESPN.com}}

Career

Shapiro founded Shapiro Sher in 1972.{{Cite web |title=Baltimore & Washington DC's Best Lawyers 2012 Ed. |url=https://pdfserver.amlaw.com/law/baltimore_TRL.pdf |website=The American Lawyer}} The company has provided services related to business law, litigation insurance and bankruptcy, as well as sports and entertainment law.{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Madeleine |date=2022-05-05 |title=Shapiro Sher founder has 'great satisfaction' in firm's 50 years in business |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/05/05/shapiro-sher-founder-has-great-satisfaction-in-firms-50-years-in-business/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Maryland Daily Record |language=en-US}} {{cite web |date=2012-07-03 |title=Maryland 2013 - 47 |url=https://digital.superlawyers.com/superlawyers/maryland2013?pg=47&lm=1479514000000 |access-date=2020-10-28 |website=Super Lawyers}}

From 1972 to 1974, Shapiro served as Maryland State Securities Commissioner.{{Cite web |last=Baltimore |first=University of Maryland |title=Civility |url=https://www.umaryland.edu/core-values/speaker-series/civility/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=University of Maryland, Baltimore |language=en}} Subsequently, in 1976, Shapiro founded Shapiro, Robinson & Associates, a sports management firm.”{{Cite web |last=Record |first=Special to The Daily |date=2019-12-18 |title=Ronald Shapiro |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2019/12/18/ronald-shapiro/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Maryland Daily Record |language=en-US}}

In the 1980's, Shapiro helped settle a symphony orchestra strike.{{Cite web |url=http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/11/21/24-take-honors-for-leadership-in-law/ |title= 24 take honors for Leadership in Law |access-date=2013-07-24 |archive-date=2011-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203093235/http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/11/21/24-take-honors-for-leadership-in-law/ |url-status=dead }}

In 1995, he founded Shapiro Negotiations Institute,{{Cite web|url=https://www.shapironegotiations.com/who-we-are/ron-shapiro/|title=Ron Shapiro}} a negotiation seminar and consulting firm. And, in 2017, he created Shapiro Advisors, LLC, a negotiation deal coaching and consulting company. {{Cite web |date=2012-09-06 |title=Butler Conference 2012 |url=https://www.shapironegotiations.com/snis-philosophy/butler-conference-2012/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Shapiro Negotiations |language=en-US}}

Shapiro appeared as a negotiations expert on ABC's Good Morning America, CNBC's Power Lunch, and National Public Radio's Morning Edition and Talk of the Nation.{{Cite web |title=Fathers and Sons in MLB: Ron and Mark Shapiro |url=https://art19.com/shows/the-sydcast/episodes/97b3ca83-6fef-42a4-b4a0-d5ed3ebc3bf6 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=ART19}} He also hosted Front Page and Special Edition on NBC's Baltimore affiliates and was a panelist on Square Off on CBS's Baltimore affiliate.{{Cite web |last=zgarber5 |date=2019-11-30 |title=Ronald Shapiro - Expert Negotiator, Sports Agent, Attorney, & Educator |url=https://www.charmcitydreamers.com/post/ronald-shapiro-expert-negotiator-sports-agent-attorney-educator |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=charm-city-dreamers |language=en}}

He taught at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland School of Law, the University of Baltimore School of Law, and spoke in the Harvard Law School Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series.{{Cite web |last=McArdle |first=Elaine |title=Sports superagent Ron Shapiro '67 on the secret to successful negotiation |url=https://hls.harvard.edu/today/sports-superagent-ron-shapiro-67-on-the-secret-to-successful-negotiation/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930090643/https://hls.harvard.edu/today/sports-superagent-ron-shapiro-67-on-the-secret-to-successful-negotiation/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |website=Harvard}} Shapiro was named the 1996 Edward B. Shils Lecturer in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.University of Pennsylvania Law School. (2010). Distinguished Lecturers List [Edward B. Shils Lecture in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution] Shapiro has chaired over 25 boards of charitable and community organizations, including Peace Players International, the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, and the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Advisory Board, the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry Advisory Board, as well as serving on several others. He was also Treasurer and Finance Chairman for former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke.{{Third-party inline|date=October 2023}} Shapiro has received special honors and recognition, including American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame Mel Allen Service Award.{{Cite web |title=ASA Profile; Ron Shapiro |url=http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/ronshapiroprofile.html |website=American Sportscasters Association}}{{Third-party inline|date=October 2023}} The Ronald M. Shapiro Research Award and Lecture was established in recognition of Shapiro's service at the Greenebaum Cancer Center of the University of Maryland. In June 2003, Stevenson University awarded Shapiro the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. In 2013, Shapiro received the American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region's Lifetime Achievement Award,{{Cite web |title=Chesapeake Hometown Heroes |url=http://www.redcross.org/news/event/Chesapeake-Hometown-Heroes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081318/http://www.redcross.org/news/event/Chesapeake-Hometown-Heroes |archive-date=2013-01-26 |access-date=2013-07-24}} was inducted into the Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame,{{Cite web |title=Baltimore JCC - 2013Honorees |url=http://www.jcc.org/jewishliving/2013honorees/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106200430/http://www.jcc.org/jewishliving/2013honorees/ |archive-date=2014-01-06 |access-date=2013-07-24}}{{Cite web |title=The Champions, Class Of '13: Pioneers & Innovators In Sports Business |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Daily/Issues/2013/01/07/People%20and%20Pop%20Culture/Champions.aspx |website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com}}

In 2013 Mr. Shapiro. also was named as a member of The Champions: Pioneers and Innovators in Sports Business by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-12 |title=The Champions, Class Of '13: Pioneers & Innovators In Sports Business |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2013/01/07/champions/?publicationSource=morningbuzz&issue=ed1b0cd255734ff7820e885a3a399a8d |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en}}

In 2017, Shapiro founded Shapiro Advisors, LLC, a negotiation coaching and consulting firm. In 2018, Shapiro was inducted into the Baltimore Sun's Maryland Business and Civic Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |date=7 June 2018 |title=Baltimore Sun's 2018 Business and Civic Hall of Fame honoree: Ronald M. Shapiro |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/hall-of-fame/bs-ed-hof-shapiro-20180530-story.html |website=baltimoresun.com}}

= Books =

In October 1998, Shapiro's book, The Power of Nice: How To Negotiate So Everyone Wins- Especially You! was published. The book was excerpted in Fortune Magazine.On the Job, (1998, September 1), Library Journal, p. 45 Shapiro's second book, Bullies, Tyrants & Impossible People: How To Beat Them Without Joining Them, published in 2005, made The Wall Street Journal's best seller list in its first week of publication.{{Cite web |title=A conversation with Ron Shapiro - College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management {{!}} University of South Carolina |url=https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/hrsm/about/news/2017/shapiro_ron.php |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=sc.edu}}20.Best-Sellers Business. (2005, June 17). Wall Street Journal, p. W6 Shapiro's third book, Dare To Prepare: How To Win Before You Begin, published by Crown in January 2008, His book appeared on the best-seller lists of The New York Times, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal. It was also declared as the winner in two categories at the National Best Books 2008 Awards by USA Book News and received a Gold Medal in the Success & Motivation category at the 2009 Axiom Business Book Awards.

Shapiro's fourth book, Perfecting Your Pitch: How To Succeed In Business And In Life By Finding Words That Work, was released in November 2013.{{Cite web |title=Released today: "Perfecting Your Pitch," by Ronald M. Shapiro {{!}} News & Publications {{!}} Shapiro Sher |url=https://www.shapirosher.com/news/released-today-perfecting-your-pitch-by-ronald-m-shapiro |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=www.shapirosher.com}}

Shapiro authored more than 20 law journal articles; co-authored books on corporate and securities law; founded Maryland's major bar review course; and began a legal publishing company.{{Cite web |title=Ronald Shapiro Biography {{!}} Booking Info for Speaking Engagements |url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Ronald+Shapiro/3127 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=www.allamericanspeakers.com}}{{Third-party inline|date=October 2023}}

Personal life

Shapiro is the father of 4 children{{Cite web |date=2016-02-05 |title=Ron Shapiro '64 Inaugurates New Oral Communication Development Initiative |url=https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/ron-shapiro-64-inaugurates-new-oral-communication-development-initiative |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.haverford.edu |language=en}} Mark Shapiro, the president of the Toronto Blue Jays; Julie Mangini, an executive coach and lawyer who is married to Eric Mangini, former head coach of the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns.{{cite web |date=20 May 2023 |title=Sports News |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.schmuck07may07,1,4611701.column?ctrack=1&cset=true}} David Shapiro ,the CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston, and Laura Dulac, the Founder and Chairperson of the charity, Our /Children Making Change.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-04 |title=Room to grow |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2013/02/04/Champions/Ron-Shapiro.aspx |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}