Shannon S. Otto

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Shannon S. Otto

Richmond, Virginia
Owner/Attorney Shannon Otto Law, PLLC

Direct Dial: (804) 545-9408
Main Line: (804) 554-4561
Facsimile: (804) 545-3010
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Graduated with a B.A. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 2000, where she was a four-year letter winner as a member of the program's varsity Women's Soccer team. She graduated cum laude from the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law in 2004 and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar that same year. Following her graduation from law school, Ms. Otto served a one-year term as a law clerk to the judges of the Henrico County Circuit Court. Ms. Otto is a member of the Richmond Bar, the Virginia State Bar, the Henrico County Bar Association, the Chesterfield County Bar Association, and the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

Family Law
Divorce
Equitable Distribution
Complex Equitable Distribution including business valuations
Custody
Visitation
Child Support
Spousal Support
Family Law Appeals
Protective Orders
Property Settlement Agreements
Pre-Marital Agreements
Restoration of Driving Privileges
Adoptions

Representative Family Law Appellate Cases

O’Rourke v. Vuturo, 49 Va. App. 139 (2006)
Lange v. Lange, Record No. 2547-06-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2007)
Rinaldi v. Rinaldi, 53 Va. App. 61 (2008)
Martin v. Martin, Record No. 0916-08-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2009)
McNamee v. McNamee, Record No. 1070-10-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2011)
Coleman v. Coleman, Record No. 0633-11-02 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2011)
Azam v. Miah, Record No. 0884-14-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2014)

Bar Admissions

Virginia, 2004

Education

University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2004, J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2000

Honors & Awards

Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2009
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2010
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2011
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2012
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2013
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2014
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2015
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2016
Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2017
Listed in “The Best Lawyers in America,” for Family Law, by The Best Lawyers in America, 2018
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2019
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2020
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2021
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2022
Voted a Super Lawyer, Virginia Super Lawyers, for Family Law, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2023
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2023

Professional Associations & Memberships

Henrico County Bar Association
Chesterfield County Bar Association
Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association
City of Richmond Bar Association
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions

Henrico County Circuit Court, Law Clerk, 2004 – 2005
Locke & Otto, Attorney, 2005-April 2023

Pro Bono Activities

Henrico County Victim Witness Pro Bono Program

Shannon Otto Law represents family law clients in the greater Richmond, Virginia metro area, and throughout Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Hanover County, Goochland County, Powhatan County, Colonial Heights, Amelia County, the City of Richmond, Louisa County, Prince George County, New Kent County, King and Queen County, King William County, Charles City County, and many other localities in Virginia.