Shannon represents public and private clients with a wide variety of litigation needs.

She has significant experience representing the firm's litigation clients against individual and class action claims. Her work in this areas concerns the defense of product manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers as well as premises owners in personal injury and defective product/premises litigation. She also defends clients in Toxic Tort matters. Her cases have involved catastrophic injuries, automobile accidents, children's products, cosmetics, chemicals, food and related services, consumer goods, asbestos and other toxic substances. Shannon also works with her clients to handle business litigation they face, including breach of contract actions for goods and services, property damage claims, and indemnity and subrogation issues. In addition, she has provided advice and litigation defense on matters involving product and food labeling claims, Organic labeling issues under COPA, and Proposition 65 claims.

In addition, Shannon splits her time with a focused real estate litigation practice, specifically litigating eminent domain actions for both public and private clients. She has represented both condemnors and condemnees. She has experience serving as an advisor and trial lawyer for all aspects of the condemnation process, from planning and preparing for board actions to early resolution and negotiations of right of way and use agreements, from selection and preparation of experts to motions for prejudgment possession, through trial on just compensation.

On top of her litigation experience, she advises firm clients on their obligations to Medicare for medical expense reimbursement and assists in the drafting of settlement language in compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act Of 2007.

In her prior career, Shannon taught, coached and coordinated service programs for Bellarmine College Preparatory High School in San Jose. She was awarded the 2005 Educator of the Year by San Jose Magazine, still one of her greatest honors.

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
• U.S. Tax Court

Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2009)
B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Santa Clara University (1999)

Professional Associations

• Defense Research Institute (DRI) Young Lawyers Committee, Second-Vice Chair, Annual Meeting Social Media Chair, Marketing Chair for Food Law Committee
• USLAW
• Association of Defense Counsel, Northern California
• Bar Association, San Francisco

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• DRI's Richard H. Krochock Award  (2021)

"California Adopts Long-Pending Modifications to Proposition 65 'Clear and Reasonable' Warning Regulations," Proposition 65 Law Alert (September 2016)
"Forecasting Liability While Connecting to the Internet of Things," USLAW Magazine (Spring/Summer 2016)
"​Proposed Prop. 65 Regulations Make California More Unfriendly Market, Create More Obligations for Businesses," Proposition 65 Law Alert (March 2015)
"​Meeting of Minds on Medicare Is Harder Than It Looks: Negotiating Medicare Settlement Terms," DRI The Whisper Newsletter (February 2015)
"The State Of Arbitration Enforcement In California," Law360 (April 2014)
"Be Smart About the SMART Act: Handling the Modified Medicare Secondary Payer Act," The Whisper (August 2013)
"California Supreme Court Limits Liability for Manufacturers," Product Liability & Torts Alert (January 2012)
"Jury Waiver Through Arbitration and Judicial Reference," The Marin Lawyer Newsletter (October 2011)
"Fundamentals of Drafting Arbitration Clauses, " Litigation & Dispute Resolution Alert (August 2011)

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