Hon. Brendan Linehan Shannon

Judge

Current Position

Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware
824 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
USA

Class: XXXI (2020)Circuit: Third

Education

Princeton University, A.B. - Politics (1986)
Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary, J.D. (1992)

Professional Career

Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (March, 2006 - Present)
Partner, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP (1992-2006)

Affiliations

National Bankruptcy Conference, Conferee (2011 - Present)
American Bankruptcy Law Journal, Business Manager/Peer Reviewer (2011 - Present)
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Member (2006 - Present)
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Member/Advisory Board (2011 - Present)
University of Maryland School of Law, Guest Lecturer (November 9, 2009)
University of Delaware Lerner School of Business, Guest Lecturer (2009)
College of William and Mary Mason School of Business, Guest Lecturer (April 1, 2009)
American Bar Association, Member (1991 - Present)
Delaware State Bar Association, Member (1992 - Present)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member (1998 - Present)
The Delaware American Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Member (2006 - Present)
Collier on Bankruptcy, Member/Board of Editors (2009 - Present)
Judicial Conference of the United States, Member/Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (2015 - Present)
Delaware Council on Economic Education, Member/Board of Directors (2010 - 2018)
Delaware Consumer Bankruptcy Pro Se Foundation, Member/Co-Founder (2013 - Present)
St. John's University School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2009 - Present)
Widener School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2009 - 2017)

Publications

Collier on Bankruptcy Collier on Bankruptcy (3d Ed.) Chapter 7010-7018 Covering Federal Rules 10 through 18 2008 - Present Author and Contributing Editor

Awards

Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary, Scribes Award for Best Note Published in a U.S. Law Review (1992)
Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary, I'Anson Prize for Outstanding Professional Promise (1992)