Over 16 Years of Litigation Experience in a Variety of Practice Areas

Including: construction litigation, personal injury, premises liability, contract law, business and commercial litigation, administrative law, and appeals.

More about Shannon

Shannon Ladner Ozerden, a native of Biloxi, has over 16 years of litigation experience in a variety of practice areas, including construction litigation, personal injury, premises liability, contract law, business and commercial litigation, administrative law, and appeals. Her diversified practice also includes representation of clients in Chancery Court cases involving wills and estates, conservatorships, guardianships, child custody, and divorce. She handles cases from the initial demand to settlement or trial and has experience appearing, and is admitted to practice, in all state courts in Mississippi, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition to her experience in the courtroom, Shannon has navigated numerous mediations in civil and domestic cases and arbitrations of construction disputes.

Shannon attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where she sharpened her proficiency in public speaking, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication. She then went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2005.

Outside of work, Shannon is an exercise enthusiast and Saints football fan. She especially enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and their twin girls.

Practice
Areas

  • General Civil Litigation
  • Construction
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Wills and Estates
  • Family Law

Education

  • BA, Speech Communication, University of Southern Mississippi, 2001
  • JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 2005

Admission

  • Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Representative Matters

  • Stokes v. Jackson County Memorial Park, 38 So. 3d 668 (Miss. Ct. App. 2010)
  • Lopez ex rel. Zhe v. McClellan ex rel. McClellan, No. 2008-CA-01857-COA, 2010 WL 1664937 (Miss. Ct. App. Apr. 27, 2010)

Community and Professional Activities

  • Harrison County Bar Association

  • Mississippi Bar Association

  • Member of St. Peter’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church

  • Life Member of Junior Auxiliary of Biloxi-Ocean Springs

  • American Inns of Court, Russell-Blass-Walker Chapter

  • The Federalist Society