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Jonathan Shapiro

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Jonathan Shapiro has spent the last 16 years writing and producing some of television's most iconic shows, including The Blacklist, The Practice, Life and Boston Legal. An Emmy, Peabody, and Humanitas Awards winner, he and David E. Kelley are the creators and executive producers of Goliath, a legal thriller set to air on Amazon in October 2016. In addition to his work in television, he is also the author of two recent books: the memoir "Liars, Lawyers, and the Art of Storytelling" (ABA Publishing) and the novel "Deadly Force," the first book in his Lizzie Scott series for Ankerwycke Press.

Prior to writing for television, Jonathan spent a decade as a federal prosecutor and as an adjunct law professor at Loyola Law School and the University o ...more

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A History That Has Shaped Modern Legal Education

Harvard Law School has long stood as one of the most recognizable institutions in global legal education. Since its founding in 1817, the school has built a reputation for intellectual rigor, influential scholarship and a commitment to shaping the future of the legal profession. Its history spans more than two centuries, during which it has influence

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“Stories can educate, elevate, comfort, and afflict those who are too comfortable. They can create community. They can also drive people apart, justify unspeakable crimes, and destroy the most basic concepts of civil society. You”
― Jonathan Shapiro, Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling: Using Stories to Advocate, Influence, and Persuade

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“Law is like faith. Either you believe in it or you don't. And that means all the way, no half-measures, no day's off. It has to be that way to mean anything. Because like faith, the law isn't something you can see most of the time. It's a hope, a collective dream.”
― Jonathan Shapiro

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“The Presentation of Self”
― Jonathan Shapiro, Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling: Using Stories to Advocate, Influence, and Persuade

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