Shannon M. Bell
Colorado
Kelly Law Partners, LLC
501 South Cherry Street
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80246
Tel: 720-236-1797
Email:
sbell@kellylawpartners.com
Web:
www.kellylawpartners.com
Shannon Bell is a Partner with Kelly Law Partners LLC, a leading Colorado-based litigation boutique.
Shannon litigates a wide variety of construction disputes, business disputes, fiduciary claims, employment issues, and landlord/tenant issues, with a specialization in construction. Shannon’s construction experience extends from contract negotiations, to mechanic’s lien collection and defense, to defense of construction claims against architects and engineers in public and private construction projects.
Shannon has years of trial experience in state and federal courts, including jury and bench trials, arbitrations, and evidentiary and procedural hearings.
She has also represented individuals and companies in dealing with claims arising out of officer shareholder liability, piercing the corporate veil, and derivative actions. Some of Shannon’s notable case achievements include obtaining a non-dischargeable judgment of over a million dollars on a mechanic’s lien claim; proving violation of the Colorado Trust Fund; part of trial team obtaining total defense judgment on claims over $4,000,000 associated with piercing the corporate veil; jury verdict finding in favor of client on breach of fiduciary duty; and numerous grants of summary judgment resolving all claims in her clients’ favor.
Experienced and highly versatile, Shannon believes in educating her clients to assist them through the litigation process and help them make strategic, cost-efficient decisions.
Shannon is routinely invited to industry events and often lectures on broad array of commercial litigation issues including key contract clauses, liquidated damages, venue and jurisdiction issues, discovery issues, ethical issues in the tripartite relationship, and overcoming hurdles in bankruptcy.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Minor in English, University of Iowa
- Juris Doctorate, University of Denver – Order of St. Ives
Bar & Court Admissions
- State of Colorado
- State of Wyoming
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
- DRI Women in the Law (2014-present)
- DRI Business Litigation Section (2015-present)
- DRI Business Litigation, Committee Vice Chair (2024, 2025)
- DRI Business Litigation, Seminar Chair (2023)
- DRI Business Litigation Super Conference, Planning Committee Member (2017-present)
- DRI Business Litigation Super Conference, Marketing Chair (2019-2020)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), Member (2024-present)
- Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN), Member (2015-2022)
- Colorado Bar Association, Construction Section, Chair (2018-2019)
- Colorado Bar Association, Construction Section, Executive Committee Member (2010-2019)
- Board of Directors, Excelsior Youth Center (2015-2017)
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Alumni Council Chair (2014-2015), Vice Chair (2012-2014), Secretary (2010-2012)
- Downtown Denver Partnership, Membership Committee (2010-2011)
- Downtown Denver Leadership Program (Class of 2010)
- DU Professional Mentor (2010-present)
- CAMP Mentor (2013-2016)
- Volunteer University of Denver College of Moot Court Events
- Judge of the DU/CU Transactional Cup (2015, 2016)
- Minoru Yasui Inn of Court
- Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America
We assist contractors, subcontractors and owners in matters arising from residential and commercial construction projects across the United States in both state and federal courts as well as through private arbitration. Our experience also includes litigating matters involving federal and state public works departments and agencies, regulatory boards, and handling collection issues associated with bond and lien claims.
Our team has handled claims in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Texas and California, before state and federal courts, arbitration panels as well as regulatory agencies.
Kelly Law Partners is a modern litigation boutique focused on defending companies in professional liability, franchise law, employment, construction, products liability and commercial litigation. We partner with clients to provide experience, client focus, innovative thought, out-sized value, discipline and outstanding results.
Kelly Law Partners has clients, not files. We provide first tier legal analysis and strategy. Our lawyers have handled cases in state and federal courts in thirty-three states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We have taken trials to verdict in multiple jurisdictions. We come from some of the largest law firms in the country, where we handled complex litigation as national counsel, regional counsel and multi-district or lead class counsel. We continue to serve in those capacities for current Fortune 500 clients, in an environment that provides personal client service throughout the entire firm.
We recognize the competing demands on corporate legal departments and the impact of those demands on litigation strategy. With those demands in mind, we endeavor to provide the means to outstanding results in each circumstance.
With success comes a responsibility to work toward bettering our communities. We take this responsibility seriously through active community service and pro bono legal services.