Shannon M. Rogers

Shannon Rogers focuses her practice on general insurance defense. Ms. Rogers assists clients with high-stakes construction, insurance coverage, labor & employment, professional liability, state, municipal & public utility, civil rights, and general litigation cases. Ms. Rogers has experience with complex litigation in state and federal courts across West Virginia including the defense of state, public, and private entities in civil rights cases across many settings, such as correctional facilities, schools and boards of education, and the workplace. Additionally, Ms. Rogers enjoys representing municipalities and public utilities in a variety of settings from general litigation matters to complex infrastructure litigation. Ms. Rogers also represents contractors in construction litigation.

Outside the courtroom, Ms. Rogers’ expertise is recognized by her peers. She previously served as Chair of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia’s Young Lawyers Committee and contributes regularly to its Litigation Digest. In 2024, she was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, and in 2025 she was named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in Civil Litigation—underscoring her growing reputation across the defense bar.

Ms. Rogers is a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law, where she served as the Student Editor-in-Chief for the ABA’s Family Law Quarterly Journal and as Vice-President of the Public Interest Advocates. Before moving to West Virginia for law school, Ms. Rogers attended Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, where she was involved as a Resident Assistant for three years and served as Chapter President of her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. Ms. Rogers graduated with a double major in Political Science and Sociology and minor in Human Rights & Conflict Resolution.

Ms. Rogers lives in Charleston with her husband and their dog, Atticus Finch.