Kieran J. Shanahan, Member

E-mail:  kshanahan@compassnc.com

Kieran Shanahan is a former federal prosecutor and an experienced litigator with extensive trial court experience in federal and state courts throughout the country.  Additionally, he is a Certified Mediator with substantial “alternative dispute resolution” experience.  As a Principal in Shanahan Law Group, PLLC, Mr. Shanahan handles a wide variety of cases, including complex business disputes, employment and construction matters, as well as class action, federal agency and white collar defense matters.  He also handles corporate compliance, professional licensing and internal investigations for professionals and corporations under regulatory scrutiny.  His non-litigation experience includes providing general business advice to small and medium companies. 

A lifelong Republican, Mr. Shanahan served four terms on the Raleigh City Council and was a delegate to the 2004 and 2008 Republican National Conventions.  He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Bennett College for Women and the Board of Directors for Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina. 

Mr. Shanahan is an honors graduate of the East Carolina University Business School (1979) and the UNC School of Law (1982).  He spent more than five years as an Assistant United States Attorney, serving in both the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Northern District of Georgia.  In 1989 he received the Directors Award from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and was recognized as one of the most outstanding federal prosecutors in the country.  Mr. Shanahan has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers®.  He was elected to Business North Carolina magazine’s 2007 Legal Elite and was recently selected by Business Leader Magazine as one of Raleigh’s “Impact Law Leaders”.  He resides in Raleigh, N.C.