- 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 being recognized for the first time in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada® in the practice area of Family Law.
- 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.
+ Education
BScN., (Nursing) St. Francis Xavier University (1990)
LLB., Dalhousie University (1995)
LLB., Dalhousie University (1995)
+ Bar Admission
King's Counsel (2021)
Prince Edward Island (2002)
Prince Edward Island (2002)
+ Memberships
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Law Society of Prince Edward Island, Ethics Committee (Chair)
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Collaborative Practice Prince Edward Island
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
PEI Citizens Advocacy (Board Member)
Law Society of Prince Edward Island, Ethics Committee (Chair)
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Collaborative Practice Prince Edward Island
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
PEI Citizens Advocacy (Board Member)
+ Education
BScN., (Nursing) St. Francis Xavier University (1990)
LLB., Dalhousie University (1995)
LLB., Dalhousie University (1995)
+ Bar Admission
King's Counsel (2021)
Prince Edward Island (2002)
Prince Edward Island (2002)
+ Memberships
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Law Society of Prince Edward Island, Ethics Committee (Chair)
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Collaborative Practice Prince Edward Island
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
PEI Citizens Advocacy (Board Member)
Law Society of Prince Edward Island, Ethics Committee (Chair)
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Collaborative Practice Prince Edward Island
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
PEI Citizens Advocacy (Board Member)