SHANNON S. SHELDON, ESQ.

    PANEL LOCATION

    All neutrals on the DPR Panel are willing to travel to the neighbor islands and the mainland. If you have any questions, please contact DPR at (808) 523-1234

    Shannon Sheldon is an attorney and former per diem Judge in Second Circuit Family Court and brings over two decades of legal expertise to clients across Hawaii and beyond. Shannon concentrates in condominium and community association law, business litigation, real estate litigation, business transactions, and intellectual property. Shannon has served as a settlement conference judge, mediator and has participated in over 100 mediations.

    Shannon earned her J.D. from Loyola Marymount University in 2001 and a B.S. in Biology from the University of California at San Diego in 1998. Admitted to practice in Hawaii (2003), California (2001), and North Carolina (2003), Shannon is also registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

    Her court admissions include the Supreme Court of Hawaii (2003), United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2011), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2002), United States District Court for the Central District of California (2002), United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2001), and Eastern District of North Carolina (2003).

    Shannon serves as Partner at Horivitz Tilley LLLC since 2025, served as a partner at Berding & Weil in Wailuku, Hawaii (2022-2024), and served as partner at McKeon Sheldon Mehling in Wailuku (2011-2022). Prior roles include positions at Paul Johnson Park & Niles in Wailuku (2006-2010), Sheldon & Mak in Pasadena, California (2004-2006), Rountree, Losee & Baldwin in Wilmington, North Carolina (2003-2004), Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing (now Dentons) in Honolulu (2002-2003), and Lyon & Lyon in Irvine, California (2001-2002).

    Deeply committed to professional and community leadership, Shannon has served as President of the Western States Bar Conference (2023-2024) and President of the Hawaii State Bar Association (2022). She is a member of the American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and Hawaii Justice Foundation, among others.

    Shannon was born in Los Angeles, California and has lived in Hawaii for over twenty years.

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