Shannon is a Florida native and received her B.A. in both political science and history from the University of Florida in 2008. Shannon attended law school at Georgetown University, and while there she interned at the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Department of Justice, and the Maryland Office of the Public Defender. Prior to joining the firm, Shannon worked as an appellate attorney at the Public Defender’s Office for the 7th Circuit and as a law clerk for the Honorable Mark W. Klingensmith at the Fourth District Court of Appeals.