Megan Shapiro, Esq.

About

I’m a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 who teaches leaders how to 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳: strategically, deliberately, and before problems turn expensive. After over 15 years representing subcontractors and construction companies in real disputes, I’ve seen the same pattern again and again: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. That insight is the foundation of my work on stage and in training rooms. 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫-𝐥𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐧-𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧: 📝 Reviewing, redlining, and negotiating 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 with foresight, not reactivity 🗣️ Navigating high-stakes 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 with clarity, confidence, and authority ⚖️ Leading through 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁, pressure, and complexity without over-explaining or backing down 𝙈𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡, 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, not templates, theory, or hype. Participants walk away with tools they can immediately apply in negotiations, internal conversations, and contract decisions that matter. I’m also the founder of the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭, an annual industry event where construction leaders come together to learn from each other, build meaningful relationships, and strengthen the industry through better communication and collaboration. Converge is designed as a working room (not a trade show) bringing together practitioners and trusted partners to have the conversations our industry actually needs. Whether I’m delivering a keynote, leading a workshop, or training a team, 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝙏𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚, 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚.