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Shannon LaFrance has over 25 years of civil, administrative and criminal practice experience in local, state and federal courts and tribunals. Ms. LaFrance has experience in the areas of family law and dependency, real estate, land use, environmental, association, insurance, labor, municipal, appellate, personal injury and criminal law. Ms. LaFrance began her career in 1994 with a large firm in New York where she rotated through practice areas with very seasoned and respected attorneys to develop and hone her practice skills. Over the course of her career, she has represented a wide variety of clients including multi-national corporations, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations, start-ups and husbands, wives and children. Ms. LaFrance brings her multi-faceted experience to her family law practice to help better serve her clients.
Ms. LaFrance received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) cum laude From Albany Law School in 1993 where she served on the Executive Board of the Albany Law Review in her third year of law school. She also earned a B.A. in Government from Franklin & Marshall College where she is a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame and an All-American. She is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York, and New Hampshire, and is a member of the bar associations in each of those states.
Ms. LaFrance believes in volunteering in her community and devotes her spare time to assisting kids and young adults with legal issues.
Ms. LaFrance has worked as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit courts in Hillsborough County in Tampa since 2012. She has also collaborated with the students and professors at Cornell Law School and Pace University School of Law on public policy issues important to the students in order to give the young adults a voice, and promote positive legislative changes and foster inter-municipal cooperation. Ms. LaFrance served as county legislator for three two-year terms where, among many other things, she helped ensure the well-being of children and their families by working with the county sheriff to establish an amber alert system in the county, budget annually for programs for special needs kids and ensure that parents had adequate legal representation in family court each year she served as an elected official.
Ms. LaFrance’s commitment to all her clients is to provide diligent, honest and effective representation.
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Acquired: 2007
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Acquired: 1994
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Posted by Steve | December 03, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Couldn't have asked for a better attorney.
When my wife left me and filed for divorce I was floored and completely taken by surprise. I stumbled across this website and researched more attorneys than I care to think about. After setting up some appointments with some other attorneys I contacted Shannon. During a brief email exchange and phone...
Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Satisfied Client
Shannon has been a very professional and compassionate advocate for me during the dissolution of my marriage and in handling post-divorce issues. I would highly recommend her for your family law needs.
Posted by Mary | September 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
OUTSTANDING!
Shannon and her husband Chris did an outstanding job presenting the facts that were to determine the fate of our autistic grandson. Shannon never lost sight of the fact that this case was about the child. She and Chris were extremely well prepared with the true facts of the case. They left no ston...
Posted by Wendy | January 06, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Professional reliable attorney
I hired Shannon in May 2015 for a case that lasted through to December 2015. I needed a lawyer that was very professional, experienced, and was available when I had questions or when important situations arose. Shannon was able to go above and beyond all of these things as she is a lawyer that gets t...
Posted by Jayme Joyner | July 24, 2015
Shannon LaFrance
Shannon was excellent throughout our entire case. She is very honest, caring, and understanding. She always worked with us and was very reasonable. She was a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her to everyone.
"I worked with Ms. LaFrance on a detailed matter that involved family, juvenile, criminal, estate and guardianship issues and required knowledge in each of these areas. Ms. LaFrance was thorough, well informed and prompt. She did an excellent job."
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1993
cum laude, Albany Law School
1992
Executive Editor Abany Law Review, Albany Law School
2019 - Present
Hillsborough County Bar Association, EnvironmentalHearing Officer
2014 - Present
Hillsborough County Bar AssociationMember
2007 - Present
Florida BarMember
1994 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
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1993
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2016
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