08/07/2026
Shannon Pennicott
BA, LLB, GDLP
Shannon is a highly experienced lawyer and offers her comprehensive legal knowledge developed over many years, ensuring she provides quality assistance to her clients in advising, negotiating, or litigating matters. Family Law, Child Protection, Wills and Estates, Personal Injury and particularly Child Historical Sexual Assault compensation, are regular areas of practice for Shannon.
Following graduating from the University of Tasmania with a double degree of Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) and Bachelor of Laws, her post-graduate studies were completed at the Australian National University.
Shannon began her legal career in 2003 in the ACT working for various sections of the ACT Government, and later moving to Wagga Wagga as a Care & Protection Specialist, then rapidly progressing to a senior solicitor in private Litigation. Having quickly establishing herself as a well-respected and reputable Senior Associate in litigation, it is her advocacy skills and personable nature that appeal to her clients as she meets their legal needs and expectations.
Over the years Shannon has also established and maintained an excellent selection of barristers for instructing in complex court trials and hearings both in civil and criminal law.
Shannon presently advises and represents clients in Court in the following areas: Family Law (children & property), Wills & Estates (including family provision claims), Child Historical Sexual abuse claims, Care & Protection, Personal Injury and other general civil litigation matters. Shannon’s practice generally extends from the South Coast of NSW, though to Canberra, and to the South Western/Riverina area of NSW.
