Brian C. Shaw

Personal and Education Background

Brian C. Shaw grew up in Southern California.  He graduated cum laude from Harvard College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1980.  After serving as law clerk for the Honorable Edward J. Schwartz, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in San Diego, California, and graduate work at Oxford University in England, Mr. Shaw joined the law firm of Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry in Portland Maine, where he served as Chairman of the Education Law Department.

In 1993, Mr. Shaw joined then Richard A. Schwartz & Associates, became Partner in 1997, and the law firm changed its name to Schwartz & Shaw, P.L.L.C.

Mr. Shaw is the immediate Past-Chairman of the Education Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.  He currently is serving on the Board of Directors for both the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys and the National Council of School Attorneys.  He is an Adjunct Professor at the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University.

Mr. Shaw is a frequent speaker at the district, state and national level on many different topics dealing with education law.

Mr. Shaw is married to Pandora Nix Shaw, and they have three children: Victoria, Isabella, and Penelope.

• J.D., Harvard Law School, 1980 Cum laude
• B.A., Harvard College, 1976 Cum laude Phi Beta Kappa
• Law clerk, Honorable Edward J. Schwartz, Chief Judge, United States District Court, San Diego, CA, 1980-81
• Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry, Portland, Maine, 1984-1992 Chairman of Education Law Department
• Richard Schwartz & Associates/Schwartz & Shaw, P.L.L.C., 1993-Present

Areas of Practice

Education Law

Legal Jurisdictions

Admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina; 1980, California; 1984, Maine.  Engaged in the practice of law for 20 years.

Admitted to all levels of state courts, all Federal court jurisdictions in North Carolina, Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Professional Activities

• Bar Association Membership
  North Carolina Bar Association
  - Education Law Section, Immediate Past-Chairman
  - Labor and Employment Law Section
  Wake County Bar Association
  Maine State Bar Association
  - Continuing Legal Education Committee
  American Bar Association
• Campbell University Law School, Adjunct Professor – Education Law
• North Carolina Council of School Attorneys, Board of Directors
• Maine Council of School Attorneys, Faculty
• National Council of School Attorneys, Faculty; Board of Directors