Shannon Leap
Associate Attorney
Education
J.D., LMU Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2021
B.A., Pitzer College, 2015
Admission
State of California
United States District Court, Central District of California
United States District Court, Southern District of California
Overview
Shannon Leap is an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Dale Galipo. Throughout her educational and professional career, Shannon has strived to hold powerful entities accountable, centering the most affected communities and individuals in the process. This motivated her as a law student at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where Shannon gained experience in state and federal courts, as well as the civil and criminal systems. After serving as a law clerk at the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California, Shannon worked in Loyola’s Juvenile Innocence and Fair Sentencing Clinic, representing incarcerated individuals in post-conviction, resentencing, and wrongful conviction matters. She had the opportunity to write and argue an Appellant’s Opening Brief in the California Court of Appeal, successfully securing an earlier release for her client serving a 35 year to life sentence. Shannon also represented indigent youth in their trial-level delinquency proceedings through Loyola’s Juvenile Justice Clinic. Loyola Law School’s Civil Rights Litigation Practicum admitted Shannon as a student as well. As part of this program, she built litigation skills that enable her to channel her interest in systemic change and social justice into concrete outcomes for clients and communities. Following the Practicum, Shannon clerked for noted civil rights attorney, Carol Sobel and the prominent civil rights firm, Hadsell, Stormer, Renick, and Dai, LLP.
Prior to joining the firm, Shannon was a Staff Attorney at the California Children’s Law Center, representing foster youth in their trial-level dependency proceedings. She is honored to join the Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo working for accountability and justice on behalf of victims of police misconduct.
Contact Shannon Leap.
(818) 347-3333
21800 Burbank Blvd., Suite 310, Woodland Hills, CA 91367