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About Shane Hapuarachy

Shane Hapuarachy is a Partner at Jacoby & Meyers with 15 years of legal experience, specializing in wrongful death cases and catastrophic injuries.

Hapuarachy earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, graduating in the top 15% of his class as a Public Interest Scholarship recipient. He earned both his Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies and his Master's Degree in Public Policy from UCLA. He is admitted to the State Bar of California.

Previously, Hapuarachy was a partner at Cheong Denove Rowell Bennett & Hapuarachy, where he secured multiple seven-figure verdicts and settlements. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America (2025), Southern California Super Lawyers (2024), and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, American Association for Justice, and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.

Practice areas

Education

University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Association for Justice
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in America (2025)
Southern California Super Lawyers (2024)

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