Lawyer Profile
D. Shannon Farrell
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Overview
Shannon Farrell is a partner in Charlottetown with a focus on family law, administrative law, and litigation. Shannon has a background in nursing, graduating first with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at St. Francis Xavier University before going on to Dalhousie to study law. Shannon has extensive training in alternative dispute resolution and hold certificates in mediation, collaborative practice and interest-based negotiation. Shannon is a member of the Family Dispute Resolution Institute (Atlantic). Shannon is also an experienced litigator and she routinely appears at various levels of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, as well as before various other regulatory boards and tribunals. She is active and committed to her profession and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association (PEI Branch President 2006-2007) and the Law Society of Prince Edward Island, where she chairs the Ethics Committee. Shannon serves on the Board of Directors for PEI Citizens Advocacy, is a member of Confederation Singers, and is an avid hiker and kayaker. She lives in Charlottetown with her husband.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1997 (ON); 2002 (PE)