Current Employment Position(s)

; Financial Institutions and Real Estate

Year Joined Organization: 2008

Lawyer Overview

Shannon is an associate in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. She is a member of the Financial Institutions and Real Estate Section, and is admitted to practice in Minnesota state and federal courts. She practices principally in the areas of:

• Commercial real estate
• Commercial leasing
• Banking and finance
• Commercial lending
• Bankruptcy, workout and creditors' rights

Shannon received her B.A. magna cum laude from Boston College, where she graduated from the communications honors program. She received her law degree cum laude from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, where she served as managing editor of the law review, Fides et Iustitia. While attending law school, Shannon was on the Dean’s List and was presented with Dean’s Awards for receiving the highest grade in both her legal writing and corporate governance classes.

In the community, Shannon chairs the steering committee of CURE, the American Cancer Society's primary young professional fund-raising group in the Twin Cities. She joined Briggs in 2008.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Banking and Finance
• Commercial Lending
• Bankruptcy and Workout

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Commercial Bankruptcy, Commercial Banks, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Consumer Bankruptcy, Credit Unions, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Land Use & Zoning, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Public Finance, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Residential Real Estate, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Workouts

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota Women Lawyers (2006-Present)
• Member
• Hennepin County Bar Association (2006-Present)
• Member
• Minnesota State Bar Association (2006-Present)
• Member
• American Cancer Society CURE
• Chair, Steering Committee (2007-Present)
• Mounds Park Academy
• Alumni Board Member (2006-2008)

Education

• University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2008
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude Dean's List Dean's Award Recipient
• Boston College, 2004
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude Dean's List Order of the Cross and Crown Honors Program

Address

2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phones

612.977.8838 (Business Phone)

Faxes

612.977.8650 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.briggs.com/