Shannon M. Smith is a Michigan criminal defense attorney with a specific focus on representing individuals who have been accused of criminal sexual conduct. Shannon maintains a statewide practice representing adults and juveniles, men and women, mothers and fathers, day care workers, teachers, clergy, medical professionals and others. She is an especially passionate defender of the falsely accused and has extensive experience defending clients charged with sex offenses of every type, including child molestation, sexual abuse, failure to report, failure to protect, statutory rape, date rape and first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Shannon received her Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law and has continued to sharpen her legal skills with additional training from the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Trial College, the National Criminal Defense College and Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College. She is a member of the professional advisory board for the Coalition for a Useful Registry for Michigan sex offenders, and is an active member of several legal associations as well.

Lastly, Shannon is also the founder of the law offices of Shannon M. Smith in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. To learn more about her qualifications or practice, please see the firm's website at http://defendingsexcrimes.com/.