James P. Shannon | Partner

Jim joined the firm in 1983 and has focused his practice on Public Finance and Municipal Law for more than 35 years. He has a Master of Laws in Taxation and was an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School for more than 20 years.

• University of Denver College of Law, LL.M (Taxation), 1983
• University of Detroit School of Law, J.D., 1974
• University of Detroit, BA, 1971

• Oregon
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

• American Bar Association (Sections on Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Taxation; Urban State and Local Government Law)
• Oregon State Bar Association (1983)
• Multnomah County Bar Association
• Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College (1987 to 2010)
• Oregon Law Commission Government Borrowers Work Group (2005 to 2007)
• Municipal Debt Advisory Commission (Chairman 1990 to 1999)
• Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association (Associate Member)
• Oregon Public Ports Association (Associate member)
• Association of Oregon Redevelopment Agencies (Associate member)
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Speaker at Conferences Sponsored by the Oregon Municipal Finance Officers’ Association, League of Oregon Cities, State of Oregon Bond Committee, the Northwest Government Finance Institute, Oregon State Treasurer’s Local Government Conference and the Oregon School Business Officials Association