Shannon S. Otto

Shannon S. Otto

Richmond, Virginia
Owner/Attorney Shannon Otto Law, PLLC

Direct Dial: (804) 545-9408
Main Line:  (804) 554-4561
Facsimile:  (804) 545-3010
Email: Contact Me

Graduated with a B.A. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 2000, where she was a four-year letter winner as a member of the program's varsity Women's Soccer team.  She graduated cum laude from the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law in 2004 and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar that same year.  Following her graduation from law school, Ms. Otto served a one-year term as a law clerk to the judges of the Henrico County Circuit Court.  Ms. Otto is a member of the Richmond Bar, the Virginia State Bar, the Henrico County Bar Association, the Chesterfield County Bar Association, and the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Equitable Distribution
• Complex Equitable Distribution including business valuations
• Custody
• Visitation
• Child Support
• Spousal Support
• Family Law Appeals
• Protective Orders
• Property Settlement Agreements
• Pre-Marital Agreements
• Restoration of Driving Privileges
• Adoptions

Representative Family Law Appellate Cases

• O’Rourke v. Vuturo, 49 Va. App. 139 (2006)
• Lange v. Lange, Record No. 2547-06-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2007)
• Rinaldi v. Rinaldi, 53 Va. App. 61 (2008)
• Martin v. Martin, Record No. 0916-08-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2009)
• McNamee v. McNamee, Record No. 1070-10-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2011)
• Coleman v. Coleman, Record No. 0633-11-02 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2011)
• Azam v. Miah, Record No. 0884-14-2 (Virginia Court of Appeals 2014)

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2004

Education

• University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2004, J.D.
• Honors: Cum Laude
• Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2000

Honors & Awards

• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2009
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2010
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2011
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2012
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2013
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2014
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2015
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2016
• Voted a Virginia Rising Star attorney, Virginia Super Lawyers, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2017
• Listed in “The Best Lawyers in America,” for Family Law, by The Best Lawyers in America, 2018
• Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2019
• Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2020
• Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2021
• Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2022
• Voted a Super Lawyer, Virginia Super Lawyers, for Family Law, by Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2023
• Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," for Family Law, by the Best Lawyers in America, 2024

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Henrico County Bar Association
• Chesterfield County Bar Association
• Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association
• City of Richmond Bar Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions

• Henrico County Circuit Court, Law Clerk, 2004 – 2005
• Locke & Otto, Attorney, 2005-April 2023

Pro Bono Activities

• Henrico County Victim Witness Pro Bono Program



Shannon Otto Law represents family law clients in the greater Richmond, Virginia metro area, and throughout Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Hanover County, Goochland County, Powhatan County, Colonial Heights, Amelia County, the City of Richmond, Louisa County, Prince George County, New Kent County, King and Queen County, King William County, Charles City County, and many other localities in Virginia.