Shannon Morris

A former judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Shannon Morris has a diverse litigation practice representing businesses, government, associations and individuals in a wide range of cases.

Shannon Morris is a litigation associate at Ausley McMullen where she works on a variety of cases including, but not limited to, matters involving state and federal administrative law issues, business disputes, intellectual property, health care, professional discipline and licensure proceedings, government (including public records issues), and other litigation and regulatory matters. Shannon has experience assisting individuals, associations, state governments, and businesses across a variety of industry sectors.

Prior to joining Ausley McMullen, Shannon served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable T. Kent Wetherell, II of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. While in law school, Shannon served as an Executive Editor of the Florida State University Law Review and externed for the Honorable Mark E. Walker of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

• State of Florida (2019)

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, Florida State University College of Law, 2019
  
  • Order of the Coif (2020)
  • Book Awards (awarded highest grade in the class): Legal Writing and Research, Florida Civil Practice, Gratuitous Transfers, Contract Drafting
• B.S., summa cum laude, Florida State University, 2016
  
  • Triple Majors in International Affairs, Political Science, and Spanish Language
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Practices

• Administrative Law and Government Affairs
• Bankruptcy
• Construction Law
• Government Contracts and Bid Protests
• Health Care
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Media Law

Community Activities/Memberships

• Florida Bar Administrative Law Section, Law School Outreach Chair (2025)
• William H. Stafford Inn of Court, member (2017-2019, 2021-2025), mentoring committee chair (2024 - present)
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers (2017-current)
• The C. Roger Vinson American Inn of Court, member (2019-2021)
• Kappa Alpha Theta, alumna

Awards & Recognition

• The Young Lawyers Division of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, the William S. Meador Award: 2021
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite - Commercial Litigation: 2022
• The Best Lawyers in America (Ones to Watch) - Administrative/Regulatory Law and Health Care Law: 2024 - 2026, Intellectual Property Law: 2026
• Super Lawyers (Rising Stars) - Administrative Law: 2025