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Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025
Selected to Rising Stars: 2014 - 2021
Shawn Shaffie
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Shawn Shaffie joined Parker Shaffie in 2016 and became partner in 2020. Mr. Shaffie’s practice involves all aspects of litigation, business, and deal making. Mr. Shaffie also focuses on professional liability concerning attorneys, accountants and other business professionals. He has favorably resolved numerous multi-million-dollar lawsuits and arbitrations, and has wide-ranging litigation experience in a variety of substantive areas including entertainment, contracts and finance, risk management and loss prevention, intellectual property, insurance and sober living home malfeasance.
Mr. Shaffie is passionate about protecting artists and their imaginations. Within his entertainment law practice, he represents talent in all phases of deal making, contracts and negotiations, as well as litigation arising from such matters.
Shawn has been recognized for his outstanding work. The Daily Journal named him one of the Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers for 2025. He was also selected for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list, which honors top litigators and trial attorneys in the region. Additionally, Shaffie was selected for Super Lawyers in 2025 and was previously named a Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2014 through 2021, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of lawyers under 40 in Southern California.
Prior to joining Parker Shaffie LLP, Mr. Shaffie worked at a prominent Hollywood talent agency, clerked for The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies and served as a member of the University of Maryland Law Clinic, where he provided free legal services to the Baltimore inner-city community.
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| Bar Admissions
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
| Education
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.
Loyola Law School, Visiting Student
London School of Economics and Political Science, M.Sc.
Johns Hopkins University, B.A.
| Practice Areas
Professional and Financial Services Liability
Insurance
Commercial and Business Litigation, including Franchise Law
Entertainment Law
Premises Liability and Habitability
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Restraining Orders
Sober Living Home and Drug Treatment Center Malfeasance
| Honors & Awards
Shawn recently received a well-deserved selection to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list.
Super Lawyers - Mr. Shaffie has been selected to Super Lawyers for 2025. He was named to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Rising Stars for 2014 through 2021, putting him in the top 2.5% of lawyers under 40 years of age in Southern California. Learn More
Daily Journal Top Professional Responsibility Lawyer - The Daily Journal has named Shawn Shaffie as one of this year's Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers for 2025. The list recognizes the very best litigators and trial attorneys in the region.
| Professional Associations & Activities
California Lawyers Association - Litigation Section’s Committee on Access to Justice and Civic Engagement – Co-Chair
Open Immigration Legal Services, A California Nonprofit – Board Member
Santa Monica Bar Association – Member
Southern California Chapter, Professional Liability Underwriting Society – Past Co-Chair of Steering Committee
Los Angeles County Bar Association – Inn of the Court – Past Member
The Johns Hopkins University, Young Alumni Committee Outreach – Past Chair & Past Board Member – Los Angeles Chapter
| Speaking, Writing & Press
Quoted in “Investors: Law Firms Helped Suppress Valuation in Acquisition Scheme,” Daily Journal, July 24, 2025 [Read Article]
Quoted in “Bird Marella And Bioscience Client Accused Of $87M Fraud,” Law360 July 23, 2025 [Read Article]
Quoted in “LA Challenges Deputy City Attorney’s Suspension Reversal,” - Daily Journal, May 15, 2025 [Read Article]
“The New Legal Recourse For Judgement Debtors in Ex Parte Proceedings,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, Novmeber 4, 2024 [Read Article]
Quoted in “International Lawyers Facing AI and Legal Malpractice,” - ABA’s TortSource, November 18, 2024 [Read Article]
“Cryptocurrency sector arbitration provisions create jurisdictional uncertainties when applied to consumer claims,” Daily Journal, June 2, 2023 [Read Article]
“When Candor and Confidentiality Collide,” Daily Journal, December 20, 2019 [Read Article]
“Ethics: Dos and Don’ts for Lawyers Managing Online Profiles,” Daily Journal, November 25, 2019 [Read Article]
“Balancing Ethical Duties When A Client’s Claims Lack Merit,” Daily Journal, October 7, 2019 [Read Article]
“Bar Endorses Attorneys Consulting With Firm In-House Counsel,” Daily Journal, September 9, 2019 [Read Article]
“Ethical Pitfalls For Lawyers On LinkedIn,” Daily Journal, April 9, 2015
“Diligence Curbs Conflict In Law Firm Mergers,” Daily Journal, March 6, 2015 (Co-Author)
“Dos, Don’ts For Lawyers On Social Media,” Daily Journal, January 30, 2015 – Video Interview
“Dos, Don’ts For Lawyers On Social Media,” Daily Journal, January 9, 2015
“Can’t We All Just Get Along – Managing Conflicts, Ethical Issues, and the Relationship Between the Insured, Insurer, and Counsel.” For the Chubb Group, November, 2013 (Co-Author)
“California Fair Claim Practices Act and Hot Topics in Professional Liability.” For ProSight Specialty Insurance, April, 2013 (Co-Author)
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