Lecturer in Business Law

Office: CS-4-110A Carol Simon Hall
Phone: (585) 273-4815
Email: paul.shanahan@simon.rochester.edu

Mr. Shanahan is a trial lawyer admitted to practice law before all federal and state courts in New York State and the District of Columbia. He maintains an active statewide practice with emphasis on commercial and civil litigation. Mr. Shanahan has published various articles in the Albany Law Review and the International Practitioner’s Notebook. He has lectured extensively to legal and professional groups, speaking on a number of topics concerning the civil justice system.

Shanahan is a three-time recipient of the President’s Distinguished Service Award by the New York State Trial Lawyers As­so­ci­a­tion. He is a founding member of the New York Trial Lawyers Academy and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has served as both an officer and director of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

B.S. (cum laude), Management Law and Economics,

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

J.D., Albany Law School of Union University (Member, Albany Law Review)