Shannon T. O’Connor is a Partner at Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, where she defends municipalities, police departments, school districts, and public officials in government litigation, with nearly 65 federal cases in the United States District Courts of New York and multiple appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Her civil rights defense work centers on Section 1983 claims, Fourth Amendment unlawful search and seizure and excessive force claims, and First Amendment retaliation claims, and includes several no-cause verdicts on civil rights claims against public officials. Her cases of first impression have been instrumental in shaping policies on police use of force, school searches, workplace compliance, and civil service law.