Shawn brings to the firm a depth of experience handling a diverse array of civil litigation ranging from commercial contract and corporate governance disputes for small to medium-sized businesses, to complex “bet the company” toxic tort and environmental lawsuits for multinational corporations.  He concentrates his practice on business and commercial litigation and tort claims (including business torts, premises liability and personal injury claims).  He is a 1990 cum laude graduate of Washington & Lee University, and a 1995 cum laude graduate of the Washington & Lee University School of Law, where he served as president of the Student Bar Association.  Shawn has served as a staff aide to a United States senator, a law clerk to a federal judge, and a litigation associate for a national law firm.

AREAS OF PRACTICE
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction
• Employment
• Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
• Caveats/Estate Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS
• North Carolina, 2007
• Virginia, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Courts – Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of NC
• U.S. District Courts – Eastern and Western Districts of VA

EDUCATION
• Washington & Lee University, J.D., cum laude, 1995
• Washington & Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1990

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Mecklenburg County Bar

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
• Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, Virginia State Bar, 2000
• NCAA Division III Swimming All-American, 1988, 1989

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Town of Davidson Planning Board, Chair
• Davidson Housing Coalition, Member of Board of Directors
• Community School of Davidson, Middle School Swim Team Coach
• The Swimming Hole of Davidson, Past President and Swim Coach
• Storyhill Church

PERSONAL
Shawn and his wife live in Davidson with their two children.