Shannon Schoultz

Shannon M. Schoultz focuses her practice on data and discovery in complex litigation. Before joining Shook, she was a litigation attorney in Washington, D.C., handling business and general litigation, employment and criminal defense matters.

After law school, Shannon was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Zoe Bush of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She received her J.D. from the American University College of Law, where she was a staff member for the American University Administrative Law Review.

The College of Law Clinical Program recognized her as a Pro Bono Scholar for completing more than 175 hours of pro bono work and community service through the school’s Civil Advocacy Clinic. She also served as the director of the National High School Moot Court Competition for the Moot Court Honor Society.

Education:

• J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2015
  • Administrative Law Review, Senior Staffer
  • Intern, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
  • Intern, District of Columbia Government, Office of Police Complaints
  • Pro Bono Scholar
  • Two-time Peter S. Ridely Memorial Scholarship Recipient
  • Civil Advocacy Clinic
  • National Black Law Students Association
    • Regional Vice Chair
  • Moot Court Honor Society
• B.S., cum laude, University of South Carolina, 2012 (Sport and Entertainment Management)
  • Bruce D. Nesbitt Community Service Award
  •  President’s Award
  •  I. DeQuincey Newman Outstanding Student Leadership Award
  •  Student Life Task Force, Co-Founder

Bar Admissions:

• District of Columbia

Memberships:

• National Bar Association
• Women’s Bar Association

Community Involvement:

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Clerkships:

• Clerk for the Hon. Zoe Bush, Superior Court of the District of Columbia