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PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND
After graduating
from the University of Kentucky College of Law, Shannon Sexton
became a felony prosecutor, known in Kentucky as an Assistant
Commonwealth's Attorney. He moved to Louisville while his wife
attended the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. In
Louisville, he served as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney
for three years. During these three years, Shannon Sexton
prosecuted the entire range of crimes, from the lowest
misdemeanor to felony murder. He developed an intricate
knowledge of drug-related cases (Trafficking, Possession,
etc.), prosecuting in the Narcotics Unit for two years. He
next served in the General Trial unit, prosecuting the entire
range of felonies. While in the General Trial unit, he handled
multiple major cases, including Murder, Rape, Robbery,
Burglary, etc. He also prosecuted "cold cases", and
specifically prosecuted a case that was featured on national
television, A&E's Cold Case Files.
Also while in
Louisville, Shannon Sexton served as a trial instructor with
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. He
led his Louisville students to the Kentucky Mock Trial
Championship, and to winning the Best Overall Advocate Award.
It was the first time in the school's history to win the
competition.
After his service in
Louisville, Shannon Sexton moved to the Northern
Kentucky/Cincinnati area, and has made this area his home. He
served as a felony prosecutor for two more years. Shannon
Sexton initially became an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney
in Kenton County, Covington, Kentucky. In this office, Shannon
Sexton served as the lead prosecutor for the Northern Kentucky
Drug Strike Force, further developing his experience in
criminal drug/narcotics cases, and also assisted in the
prosecution of major cases.
Shannon Sexton next
became an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Campbell
County, Newport, Kentucky. In this capacity, he prosecuted the
entire range of felonies and accompanying misdemeanors, he
litigated multiple child sex abuse cases, and other major
cases. Shannon Sexton also continued to teach law students how
to become trial attorneys. He served as an Adjunct Professor
at the Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law in
the area of litigation skills, where he again led his students
to the Kentucky Mock Trial Championship. Further, he led his
students to two consecutive National Regional Final
appearances. These were all firsts in the law school's
history. Shannon Sexton remains the only person ever to have
won the Kentucky Mock Trial State Championship at all three
Kentucky law schools.
After serving five
years as a felony prosecutor, Shannon Sexton entered private
practice. His practice areas primarily focus on Criminal
Defense, Domestic/Family Law, and Personal Injury. His
criminal client base consists of those charged with all levels
of crime, from violations to misdemeanors to the most serious
of felonies. His domestic client base consists of clients
dealing with divorces, child custody, Emergency Protective
Orders, etc. His personal injury client base consists of those
who have been injured or lost their lives as a result of
negligence. Such negligence can occur as a result of an
automobile accident, premise liability, dangerous products,
construction accidents, slip and falls, and/or under countless
other scenarios.
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