Kristen Marie Shannon

As an out of state driver that was ticketed in Virginia, I was concerned that I would not be able to keep the ticket off my record. I hired Kristen Shannon by phone and we had several conversations about the importance of keeping the ticket off my record. Kristen suggested that I provide a clean dr...iving abstract, do an online defensive driving school and let her do the rest. I'm happy to report that Kristen was able to have my speeding ticket dismissed with no further cost, and no damage to my driving record. Thank you, and although I hope to not need your services for a traffic violation, if I ever do, I am sure to call!!

I am an extremely satisfied Commercial Driver of 20 years!!! Attorney Shannon's knowledge of the charge I was ticketed with and the assurance that this would not follow me into my future, put my mind at ease. Every question concerning my case was answered before my court date. She and her staff were... personable and very professional. I live in the Richmond area of Virginia, and had to call at least 7 attorneys in the Va Beach Area and Attorney Shannon was the best choice !!! I recommend her highly to professional drivers and other drivers as well !!!

Mrs. Shannon is an incredible attorney. She is so thorough and picked up on many things that I would not have even imagined to matter in our family case. I have been traumatized by previous court experiences and unjust rulings with my X-husband so when I found out that he was going to try and get pri...mary custody of our son, all of those anxieties came back. Mrs. Shannon, being a family person herself, listened carefully to all of my concerns and actually made the court experience incredibly peaceful (I never thought that was possible). The judge even said that it was the most "memorable" court experiences because of how wonderful everything was. She also did an excellent job keeping us up to date and informing us of what was going on in a way that we could understand (legal terminology is another language for me). She took in each of my anxieties and fears with an open ear and even prayed with us when asked to do so. I love her heart! If we have any future legal matters (especially in the family area) we would be sure to ask her to represent us again, and so should you!!! You will not go wrong with such an amazing attorney!!! Her attention to details is what helped in winning our case. I am happy to say that my son will be staying at home with me!

The only, but huge, issue I had with her services is that I found her to be extremely uncommunicative. Not being an attorney I had no idea what to expect, and she did next to nothing to prepare me for court. I was not told what would happen, how to prepare myself, what to know, what to do, what she n...eeded from me, what anyone needed from me, etc. I felt the entire time that I was very low on the totem pole in terms of priority. After working with other attorneys since, I now know that this is not the norm. My entire case ended up being fought on evidence I had to proactively gather without being asked - because I became scared that she was not following through and guiding me properly. Had I not done that, I sincerely believe I would have lost in a big way. In court, you could tell she was bright, and sharp, and handled herself very well. In fact - I am utterly baffled at how much skill she appears to have, but how poorly she handled the case. At the end of the day the case went worse than expected, and I did everything possible to help myself - but my attorney could have done so much more. I'm not sure she even cares or knows how much those mistakes cost me. For the above reasons I couldn't honestly recommend her.

During the intial visit and each time I met with Ms Shannon, she appeared to be somewhat timid> At one point I remembered thinking that I needed an attorney with a little more "umph". Ahh...hhh was I surprised! This is a smart attorney. She is thorough and tough when she needs to be. Not only diid ...I see a great deal of "umph" but when my case was done, I'm also sure the opposing attorney was thinking, "umph..umph...ummm" because she surprised him too!!! Attorney Shannon will work hard for you. But...what impressed me the most was her response to my telephone calls and many questions. Her receptionist (Anne) was on point as well. Although, I hated the fact that I needed an attorney, she make the process a little more bearable.