Shannon Wells joined Watson Sloane in 2020 and serves as the Firm’s Chief Operating Officer. She is responsible for the overall operations and management of the Firm, including personnel administration, records management and oversight of systems and facilities. Shannon shares responsibility with the managing partners for strategic planning, practice management and marketing, as well as identifying areas in need of improvement, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations and planning for the changing needs of the Firm. She is also an integral member of our commercial Real Estate department where she works alongside our real estate attorneys on complex commercial real estate transactions.  While her experience is highly concentrated in real estate, Shannon has a background in several areas of law and often assists our attorneys in support of their various practice areas.  She holds a degree in Paralegal Studies and has served in the legal industry since 2014.