Insurance

Construction

Banking

Women's Initiative Committee

• Ohio

• University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2005, cum laude
• Ball State University, B.S., 1999
• Golden Key National Honor Society

Shannah is a member at Frost Brown Todd. Shannah is a litigator and member of the construction law group. She also practices commercial and insurance defense litigation as well as banking institutions. She has taken and defended numerous depositions, is experienced in drafting a variety of motions and briefs at both the trial and appellate court levels, has trial, arbitration, and mediation experience, and has argued successfully before the 6th and 12^th District Courts of Appeals.

Since joining FBT, Shannah has successfully represented contractors, suppliers and construction managers in litigation, arbitration and mediation. She has also conducted numerous in-house trainings for clients on risk management and bidding issues, contract disputes, mechanics liens, surety bond matters, and payment disputes.

• Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, 2008, 2012 and 2013.
• Selected as a YWCA Rising Star by members of the YWCA Academy of Career Women of Achievement and the YWCA Board of Directors in 2012.

• American Bar Association (ABA Forum On Construction Industry)
• Ohio Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• National Association Of Women In Construction
• DRI (Forum On Construction)
• Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.

• No Public Funds = No Prevailing Wage
• The Future of "Green" Highways
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Weatherization Programs Grant Ohio More Than $100 Million
• Federal Government Lends Unions a Helping Hand

Past

• Cincinnati Bar Association, Co-Chair, 2010 - present
• ACI, Education Committee, 2011 - present
• Silent Auction Chair for Spirit of Construction Gala, 2011, 2012
• Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Mentor, 2005 - 2011
• Mock Trial Coach (Sycamore and St. Ursula High Schools), 2005 - 2010
• Cincinnati Ballet, Nutcracker Luncheon Chair, 2006, 2007

Allied Construction Industries/FBT Presentations, How To Get Paid/Construction, Winter 2007

Design-Build Delivery Systems – Are They Right For You?
Ohio Construction And Code Journal, Sept./Oct. 2006

"The “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” Designation and Other Disclosure Restrictions In Trade Secrets Litigation”, May 2006

Client Advisories

Owners Can’t Waive Liability For Their Own Acts Through No-Damages-For-Delay- Provisions – Cleveland Construction, Inc. v. Ohio Public Employers Retirement System, April 2008

Florida District Court Reaffirms First Amendment Rights With Regard To Prior Restraint – Post-Newsweek Stations Orlando, Inc. v. Guetzloe, November 2007

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Affirms Defamation Claims Against The Boston Herald and Reporter, David Wedge – Murphy v. Boston Herald, Inc., et al., May 2007

Dismissal Of Dentist’s Defamation Lawsuit Against I-Team Upheld On Appeal – Fuchs v. ScrippsHoward Broadcasting co. d/b/a WCPO-TV, January 2007