Member

Atlanta Office Executive Member

Shannon M. Sprinkle

Shannon Sprinkle is a Member in the Atlanta office and has more than twenty years of diverse litigation experience in both state and federal courts. Shannon is frequently retained before litigation to help evaluate and control exposure to potential claims.

Shannon’s core practice focuses on professional malpractice, real estate, and finance related claims. She regularly defends lawyers, accountants, agents, brokers, and other professionals in malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud claims. Shannon’s extensive professional malpractice background allows her to provide clients with valuable risk management advice and consultation to prevent claims, mitigate exposure and risk, and to respond to licensing, review boards, or other professional governing body inquiries.

Shannon also serves as an outside general counsel for numerous professional service firms, advising on employment issues, employment contracts, and data and privacy breach claims, amongst many other issues. Shannon frequently litigates in these same fields as well, securing many summary judgment, dispositive motion, or trial wins for professional service firms, lenders, and other companies defending employment cases, putative class action claims over alleged violations of consumer protection statutes, and more.

Shannon has also litigated a range of product liability claims, covering everything from recreational sporting equipment to truck and gas pump manufactured parts. She’s experienced in handling emergency response site investigations, evidence preservation and spoliation issues, and the myriad of expert issues that arise in product liability matters.

Recent Assignments

Successfully upheld summary judgment grant in favor of international accounting firm on appeal.

Favorably resolved potential claims brought against auditors arising out of an acquisition transaction avoiding costly litigation.

Secured settlement for a national law firm resolving claims from bankruptcy trustee and lender arising from a $25 million dollar defaulted loan avoiding expected litigation in multiple venues.

Secured pre-answer dismissal in the Middle District of Georgia for claims asserted against a law firm.

Prevailed on a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of law firm, partner, and former associate.

Bar Admissions

Georgia

Firm Leadership

Atlanta Office Executive Member (May 2025-present)

Office of General Counsel, Member; Former Ethics Subcommittee Member

Recruiting Committee, Atlanta Office, Chair

Memberships

American Bar Association

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Member

State Bar of Georgia

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Member

Atlanta Bar Association

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Member At Large; Privacy and Cyberspace Law Section, Member

Professional Liability Underwriting Society

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Member

Education

J.D.,

2001

cum laude

Tulane Law School

B.A., with honors,

1998

University of Florida

More Than Stites & Harbison

Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Shannon was the Managing Partner of Copeland, Stair, Kingma & Lovell LLP, a Southeastern civil litigation law firm.

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2023-25)

Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2006-07, 2009-17)

The Daily Report, 25 Lawyers On the Rise (2016)