1. AMANDA FREEDBERG- SHAPIRO
227 Mulberry St. Apt. 5B | New York, NY 10012 | 914.419.5224 | Amanda.Freedberg.Shapiro@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
SLOCHOWSKY & SLOCHOWSKY LLP, Brooklyn, NY March 2014-Present
Attorney
• Draft motions, answers, replies, surrender agreements, and opposition papers for landlord/tenant cases.
• Draft Notice to Cures, Notices of Termination and Petitions for Holdover Proceedings.
• Appear daily in housing court to negotiate and draft Stipulations of Settlement, argue motions, and conduct
inquests.
• Represent clients in abatement hearings, small claims trials, Surrogates Court, and Guardianship matters.
COHEN&SIEGEL LLP, White Plains, NY September 2013-March 2014
Law Clerk
• Drafted briefs, appeals, summations and rebuttals with regard to Workers’ Compensation and Social Security
Disability (“SSD”)/Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) hearings.
• Represented clients in SSD/SSI hearings.
• Conducted intake interviews.
ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE, New York, NY January 2013-April 2013
Legal Intern
• Reviewed and analyzed documents pertaining to New York Education Law §2851 and §2852, including reply
papers for on-going litigation and affidavits proving community input and support.
• Researched private right of action and standing in education cases against members of a school board and charter-
granting entities.
• Drafted brief and letter in response to opposition to a motion.
MANHATTAN LEGAL SERVICES, New York, NY August 2012-February 2013
Legal Intern with the Disability Advocacy Project and Special Education Unit
• Drafted correspondence to the Department of Education and numerous public schools with a focus on the receipt
of Individualized Education Plans, triennial evaluation and class profile requests.
• Conducted research regarding various education matters and disability benefits, including children’s
transportation rights, next of kin in SSD claims, and the improvement of the disability benefits waiting line.
• Observed and participated in Superintendent Suspension Hearings, Manifestation Determination Review
meetings and client interviews.
DISTRICT COUNCIL 37, New York, NY January 2012-August 2012
Legal Intern in the Housing Unit of Municipal Employees Legal Service Plan
• Drafted affirmations and memoranda of law in support of evidence production and non-primary residence cases.
• Conducted legal research related to matters such as holdover and nonpayment cases.
• Reviewed, conformed and filed Court Orders, such as orders to show cause in eviction proceedings.
• Conducted intake with clients who were union members of DC 37
NY STATE SUPREME COURT, COMMERCIAL DIVISION, New York, NY June 2011-August 2011
Legal Intern to Senior Justice Charles E. Ramos
• Conducted research and analysis of legal decisions, opinions, and statutes pertaining to the General Obligations
Law, UCC and Statute of Frauds.
• Reviewed motions and drafted legal decision regarding a Summary Judgment motion._____________________
BAR ADMISSION
New York State, March 2014
MEMBERSHIP
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Member, November 2015
EDUCATION
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, NY
Juris Doctor, May 2013
Awards: Public Service Certificate
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WI
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, May 2009