Shannon S. Pierce

- Employment and Labor Relations
- Aviation, Aerospace and Autonomous Systems
- Business Litigation
- Litigation
Shannon Pierce practices primarily in the areas of employment defense and commercial litigation. Licensed in both Nevada and California, she has more than a decade of experience litigating on behalf of management concerning claims of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, leaves of absence, and other traditional employment and commercial litigation.
On the cutting edge of both technology and the changing business culture, Shannon enjoys the creative process of partnering with clients, helping them comply with employment regulations and maintaining positive workplace environments. She helps her clients develop comprehensive strategies for preventing and defending claims filed by employees.
Shannon is also known for representing international technology companies in offensive and defensive litigation concerning employee mobility, predatory workforce raiding and trade secret misappropriation. Her unique knowledge of computer forensics enables her to assist management in quickly identifying and addressing corporate data theft by employees.
- Editor, Nevada Employment Law Letter
- Contributing Editor, West Employment Law Letter
- Co-Author, "Disability accommodations in post-pandemic work-from-home world," Nevada Employment Law Letter, June 2022, and HR Daily Advisor, June 14, 2022
- Quoted, "Employers Likely to Seek Exceptions in $15 Minimum Wage Bill," HR Daily Advisor, January 28, 2021
- Author, "Working from home during pandemic: hidden sex, disability discrimination claims," Nevada Employment Law Letter, November 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, November 23, 2020
- Author, "Back to work after George Floyd: Are workplaces next front line of race relations?" Nevada Employment Law Letter, July 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, June 11, 2020
- Co-Author, "Under the radar: mental disability buzzwords you might be missing," Nevada Employment Law Letter, October 2019, and Diversity Insight, January 15, 2020
- Co-Author, "Nevada Law on Marijuana Screening Goes Into Effect January 1," HR Daily Advisor, December 6, 2019
- Co-Author, "Nevada's New Law on Independent Contractors Takes Effect July 1," HR Daily Advisor, June 27, 2019
- Co-Author, “Can’t We All Just Eat Our Cake and Get Along?” Biz Nevada Magazine, October 2018
- Author, "Family and Medical Leave: To Pay or Not to Pay and Closing the Gender Gap in Parental Leaves of Absence," Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, 2016
- Author, "Party Like Your Lawyer, Not Like a Rock Star," Vegas Inc., November 16, 2015
- Author, "Social Media in Hiring: To Use or Not to Use?" Northern Nevada Business Weekly Law Guide, 2015
- Benchmark Litigation, Under 40 Hot list, 2018
- "Legal Elite," Nevada Business Magazine, 2016-2018
- Witkin Award, Employment Law