Shawn Elliott, Esq.

A native Angelino, Shawn Elliott’s first exposure to the law came from his experience as a teen trial witness in a case arising from his grandmother’s unfortunate encounter with a City bus.  The defense joined with counsel for a hospital whose alleged malpractice compounded his grandmother’s serious injuries and tag-teamed his grandmother’s attorney to great effect.  From then on, Shawn made it his mission to see that justice would be better ensured.

After attending U.C. Santa Cruz for two years, Shawn transferred to U.C.L.A. from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in political science, and minors in philosophy, sociology, and psychology.  From there, he received his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and initiated his legal career by joining a small, personal injury law firm.  He was quickly thrown into the “deep end”, and tried his first jury trial within his first two years of practice.  The opposition then saw his promise and hired him to litigate for the defense.  Over the next 20+ years, Shawn focused on catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions, tried more than a dozen jury trials, and even began to share the wealth of his experience by training and teaching young associate attorneys.

One of the associates Shawn helped train nearly two decades ago is now a general partner in LyfeLaw.  He swayed Shawn to come on board to help further develop the litigation skills of LyfeLaw‘s already exceptional lawyers and to bring his talents to the zealous representation of LyfeLaw‘s clients.

Shawn currently resides in the San Fernando Valley where he cares for his mother and his adopted shelter dog, Oliver.  In his off-time, he is an avid movie watcher and gets his “Zen” on by gardening.