Insurance

Construction

General Business/Commercial

Resource Conservation Committee, Member

• 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 senior associate at Frost Brown Todd. Shannah is a litigator and member of the construction law group. She also practices commercial and insurance defense litigation. 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 12^th District Court 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

• 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

• Cincinnati Bar Association, Mentoring Committee, 2008- present
• Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Mentor, 2005- present
• 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