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Stephen B. Shapiro represents clients in Denver, Colorado across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
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About Stephen B. Shapiro
Stephen Shapiro, senior counsel and co-founder, is based in Otteson Shapiro’s Denver office. He provides clients and the firm’s insurance recovery team with insights that help guide strategy, including litigation support, personal counsel representation and mediations. With more than 30 years of experience as an insurance coverage and bad faith lawyer, Steve is well respected among defense and coverage counsel, and his peers. His reputation is justified by his focus on working toward a solution and his trial experience where he effectively influences judges and juries.
Steve’s practice focuses on representing policyholders, construction professionals, developers, financial institutions and business enterprises. He has extensive experience securing insurance benefits for policyholders, including construction-defect, professional liability, builder’s risk, property and casualty, directors and officers, errors and omissions, employment liability, cyber coverage and title insurance. Steve successfully expanded policyholder rights under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. He also handles construction and contract disputes, and has litigated cases at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a law clerk on the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Credentials
Education
Creighton University
J.D. cum laude · 1983
University of Northern Colorado
BS · 1980
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Colorado, United Sta
ACTIVE
Colorado, U.S. Court
ACTIVE
Colorado, U.S. Distr
ACTIVE
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Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Banking and Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating with Martindale-Hubbell
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Colorado Super Lawyers 2010-2020: Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation: Business.
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in America© 2013-2021: Insurance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top Rated Lawyers™ in Litigation 2016, 2018 by The American Lawyer magazine and Martindale-Hubbell
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Barrister’s Best “People’s Choice” 2016, 2018, 2019 by Law Week Colorado: “Best Insurance Lawyer for Plaintiffs”
2026
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Stephen B. Shapiro focuses on Insurance.
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Stephen B. Shapiro primarily serves clients in Denver, Colorado, with an office at 4643 S. Ulster Street, Suite 1300.
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