Areas of Practice & Biographical Information
Contracts
Business Law
Estate Planning
Wills
Trusts
Employment Law
Corporate
Family Business
Business Formation
Uncontested Divorce
Dissolution of Marriage
Child Support
Prenuptial & post-nuptial Agreements

Shannon G. Thatcher (formerly Shannon G. Becker) is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and the Northern District Court of Ohio. She is a member the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association and the Richland County Bar Association. In addition to her law practice, Ms. Thatcher also teaches Business Law at North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio. Ms. Thatcher is based out of Mansfield, Ohio, but currently visits Columbus, Ohio two to three days a week, to meet with clients about estate planning and business matters.

Professional Associations
Ohio State Bar Association
Richland County Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Capital University Law School Alumni Association

Education
B.A. Ohio Dominican University, cum laude
J.D., Capital University Law School, summa cum laude, Order of the Curia, Law Review Executive Articles and Business Editor; top 7% of class and scored in the 96th percentile on the Ohio Bar Exam.

Publications
If I Sign this Release, I Can Still Sue You Later, Right? The Current (and Future) Status of FMLA Waivers, 37 CAP. U. L. REV. 1 (2009).

Continuing Legal Education Instruction
Columbus Bar Association's New Lawyer Training: Contract and Corporate Law, Presenter. "Drafting Contracts in the Real World." (Nov. 15, 2011)

Teaching
North Central State College. Business Law, BUSM 1110. An examination of the law as it relates to the operation of business in the United States. Topics covered include the objectives of the law, the four sources of the law, the federal and state court systems, civil litigation, criminal law, tort law, contract law, the statute of frauds, agency law, employment law, labor law, partnership law, corporate law, and international law.