Meet Shannon Giles

Shannon received her LL.B. degree from the University of Alberta in 1996.  She then moved to Tucson and received an LL.M. degree from the University of Arizona in 1998.  She worked as a litigation associate at Streich Lang, P.A., which merged with Quarles & Brady, LLP, in 2000, from the time of her admission in 1998 until 2005.

In 2005, she became a Litigation Partner at Quarles & Brady, LLP.  In 2009, Shannon began her solo practice at the Law Office of Shannon Giles, PLLC, and continued litigating in Tucson.  She joined the firm of Awerkamp & Bonilla, PLC in April 2012, and in January 2017 she became a partner in the firm of Awerkamp, Bonilla & Giles, PLC.  In February 2025, that firm transitioned to Shannon Giles Law, PLC.

Shannon is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Arizona Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Judicial Court of the Tohono O’odham Nation.  She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Arizona State Bar Labor & Employment Section, and she is an active volunteer for the Volunteer Lawyers Program in Southern Arizona and Step Up to Justice.

Shannon has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America© since 2018 in the categories of Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and employment.

Email: sg@abdilaw.com