Ari Shapell
Staff Attorney at ACLU of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAri Shapell is a staff attorney at the ACLU of Pennsylvania with a decade of experience blending criminal justice research, litigation, and policy advocacy. Trained at University of Pennsylvania Law School and with prior roles at defender organizations and the Quattrone Center, Ari has deep hands-on experience with bail, probation, sentencing disparities, and post-conviction work including habeas and PCRA petitions. Before law, Ari led product and finance teams in tech and media—bringing analytical rigor from roles at Postlight and Beatport where they managed product delivery and financial intelligence. This combination of policy litigation and product/finance leadership gives Ari a rare ability to translate data-driven research into strategic legal interventions. Based in Philadelphia, they are known for leveraging empirical research to shape litigation strategy and for securing high-stakes procedural relief, including work that contributed to a temporary stay of execution.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics & Finance Majors, Economics Minor, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics & Finance Majors, Economics Minor at Washington University in St. LouisJD, JD at University of Pennsylvania Law School
Github Skills (12)
spin8
wordpress8
editors7
rest-api7
starter-kit7
boilerplate6
monitor6
react6
webpack5
graphql-api5
nextjs5
headless-cms3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ajshapell/wedding
Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
ajshapell/ajshapell.github.io
Mar 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:33 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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