Justin Daniel Shapiro

J.D. Candidate at the University of Miami School of Law

Miami, Florida, United States

About

Justin Daniel Shapiro is currently a law student at the University of Miami School of Law. Prior to law school Mr. Shapiro spent three years working as Governor Ron DeSantis’s speechwriter. Before that he was the research assistant to the editor-in-chief of National Review magazine and continues to work for National Review as a copyeditor and fact-checker. Mr. Shapiro has also worked at a biotech investor relations firm and for a government services management consulting company. He earned a Master’s degree in International Relations from Columbia University and attended Johns Hopkins University as an undergraduate with internships at the United Nations and the State Department in between.

Experience

  • Summer Legal Intern at GS2LAW
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Law Student at University of Miami School of Law
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Speechwriter for Governor Ron DeSantis at State of Florida
    Apr 2021 - Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Strategizing, researching, and writing for the Governor of the Sunshine State.

  • Management Consultant at Witt O'Brien's
    Aug 2020 - Apr 2021 · 9 mos

    Utilized core competencies to proactively engage with clients in the public and private sectors to streamline processes and synergize workflows to optimize engagement and drive success.

  • National Review (1 yr 3 mos)
    • Editor & Research Assistant
      Sep 2019 - Jul 2020 · 11 mos

      Proofreading, editing, and fact-checking articles for the print and online editions of the magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr.

    • Research Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief
      May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos

      Worked with Rich Lowry on his book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘐𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘜𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦.