Areas of Practice

Mitzi Shannon is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. Ms. Shannon’s focus has been on commercial litigation involving construction, contracts, environmental matters, class actions, lender liability matters and government contracting issues. She has participated in numerous arbitrations and mediations as part of alternative dispute resolution, and has represented clients both in state and federal court.

• Litigation

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Foundation
• El Paso Bar Association
• El Paso Bar Foundation
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Bars & Courts

• Texas, 1982
• U.S. District Court, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Mary Washington College , B.A., summa cum laude, 1979
• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1982

Professional & Civic Involvement

• Chamber of Commerce - Armed Forced Division
• United Way of El Paso County- Community Impact Allocations Ad-Hoc Committee
• YWCA of El Paso - Board Member
• United Way - Board Member
• Member of Commercial and Business Litigation Committee of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association
• Co-Chair of the Construction Litigation Subcommittee
• Co-Chair 5th Circuit Case Notes Editor
• Member of Construction Litigation Committee of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association
• Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas - Council Member (2011-2014)
• Fellow - Texas Bar Foundation
• Fellow - El Paso Bar Foundation