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Posted by Lindsey | January 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Amazing, professional, organized, and thorough, and WE WON!

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!

Posted by anonymous | January 12, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Excellent service and knowledge

Kristen was very knowledgeable about the laws of my matter. She clearly explained my rights and was very helpful in directing me in the next steps of my journey. She is extremely professional and still very compassionate. I felt confident going to court knowing she was handling my case.

Posted by anonymous | November 09, 2014

Not what I expected

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.

Posted by C C | August 07, 2013

DON'T LET THE QUIET DEMEANOR FOOL YOU!!

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.

Posted by anonymous | June 10, 2013

No Good

Other issues withstanding, she did not show up to court! She scheduled two court cases at the same time and I sat in court waiting for my attorney to show up AND SHE NEVER DID!!!! Not worth taking the chance on.

Kristen Shannon

Replied last June 21, 2013

Thank you for your review. However, to my best recollection, there have been no Family Law cases where I have not appearing at a scheduled court hearing. While there are certainly instances where another hearing may run longer than anticipated, causing me to be late to the next scheduled hearing, those instances are not common. When those situations arise, my staff immediately contacts the courts and makes them aware of my location. Unfortunately, there are circumstances beyond an attorney's control when dealing with time in court. However, there has not been a time when I simply "do not show up."

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