Susan Shaw

Susan B. Shaw, attorney and Founding Member of Arce|Shaw, LLC graduated from the University of Kansas in 1994 and has been practicing law in Georgia since 2000.  During her legal career she has practiced in a variety of fields, but primarily in the field of litigation.


From 1997 until 2000, Ms. Shaw was the manager and resident partner of the South Carolina satellite office of a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania creditors’ rights law firm.  During that time, she was responsible for managing the South Carolina and North Carolina operations of the law firm and representing national clients such as Bank of America, Providian National Bank and Citibank.

After moving to Atlanta in 2000, Ms. Shaw focused her practice in the fields of commercial litigation and general civil litigation while practicing at two mid sized law firms in Atlanta. During this time, Ms. Shaw gained significant trial and appellate experience representing clients in a variety of different business, employment and real estate related disputes.  She also gained considerable exposure to many aspects of the health law and emergency medical services related fields.

Immediately prior to forming Arce|Shaw, Ms. Shaw was a Member of Shaw & Perez, LLC, where she maintained a successful legal practice in the areas of commercial and civil litigation, construction litigation and real estate litigation.  At Shaw & Perez, LLC, Ms. Shaw successfully represented homeowners, small business owners, investors, contractors, and individuals in a wide variety of construction, real estate, and business related disputes.

Ms. Shaw is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, and Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.

Ms. Shaw is admitted to practice in all Georgia Superior and State Courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts of South Carolina and North Carolina.