Back in November 2009, in one of the worst economies in the last century, a couple of lawyers had a crazy idea: let's start a law firm for entrepreneurs!  Looking back on it now, my first thought is always "What. the. HELL we were thinking?!"  And you know what?  I think the key to our initial successes was that, frankly, we weren't thinking.  Like most entrepreneurs, we were driven by an absolute, almost insatiable need to follow a vision and idea that we were...

Steven's alma mater, Amherst College (www.amherst.edu), provided New Leaf with the following recognition in its Summer 2010 Class Notes:

"After living amongst start-ups for the first few years of his legal career, Steven Shapiro has caught the entrepreneur bug himself. With the help of two fellow Suffolk Law alums, Steven founded New Leaf Legal, LLC (www....

We'd like to tip our hats to Trusted Ones (and whoever rated us!) for giving us a top-rated "Great!" for our legal services to entrepreneurs.  We're so excited to be truly accepted and appreciated in one of the greatest entreprenuerials scenes in the country - Thanks, Boston!

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has recruited a member of our founding team for a special agent position! Beginning in 2009, the Bureau’s Boston recruiting team started investigating our Steven Shapiro’s credentials, character, and physical fitness in anticipation for this offer.  After a year of testing, the FBI adjudicated Steven, who will ship to Quantico, VA this autumn for five months of extensive training at one of the world...