Adrianna Haugen Shannon

Adrianna Haugen Shannon is a diligent and thorough litigator, and a dedicated advocate for employees’ workplace and civil rights. She has successfully represented thousands of individual and class action plaintiffs in state and federal courts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings.

Adrianna has extensive experience representing employees in a variety of employment matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, contract, severance, just cause, and complex wage and hour disputes. She has tried several cases to verdict, including sex and pregnancy discrimination, whistleblower, reprisal/retaliation, unpaid commissions, and breach of contract cases. Her practice includes representing victims of age, marital status, religious, disability, sexual orientation, race, pregnancy, and national origin discrimination and retaliation.

Adrianna joined Nichols Kaster, PLLP as an Associate Attorney in 2007. Prior to joining NKA, Adrianna clerked at the Wisconsin Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Employment Litigation Unit, where she wrote winning briefs in the federal district court in the areas of sexual harassment, race discrimination, disability rights, and state and federal whistleblower statutes.

Email: Adrianna Haugen Shannon
Phone: 612.256.3289
FAX: 612.338.4878

Admissions

United States Supreme Court

Minnesota Supreme Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Education

J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, Cum Laude

B.A., University of Minnesota, Duluth, Psychology & Criminology

Titles/Awards/Memberships

Wisconsin State Bar Association Member
American Bar Association Member
Outstanding Achievement Awards in Constitutional Law, Legal Writing, Negotiations, and Health Law & Administration
Wisconsin Law Review Outstanding Contribution Award
Minnesota NELA Employment Lawyers Association (MNELA) Member
Minnesota Women Lawyers Association Member
American Association for Justice

Languages

Sign Language (PGE)