About Shain
Shain Manuele earned his law degree from Oklahoma City University in 2014 after completing a business management degree at Southern Utah University in 2010. He studied during a period of change in legal education and emerged ready to move into practice. The business background informs how he approaches case strategy and client counseling. It also shaped his early decisions about where to work and what kinds of matters to accept.
He began his legal career in 2014 as an associate at the Law Offices of Dylan Frehner. That early year in private practice gave him courtroom time and client-facing experience. In 2017 he took on a managing lawyer role at Manuele Law LLC. That listing appears again for 2019, reflecting a continued leadership role at the firm. Between those private-practice stints he served as Assistant Bar Counsel for the Nevada State Bar in 2018. The bar position placed him on the other side of disciplinary and regulatory questions. It offered perspective on professional responsibility and the functioning of state bar oversight.
Those varied roles shaped the kind of lawyer he became. He has experience in both defense advocacy and the administrative side of the legal profession. Courtroom work, case preparation and ethical review all feature in his background. His memberships signal the areas he engages with outside day-to-day practice. He has belonged to the National Association for Public Defense since 2019 and to the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers since 2018. Since 2018 he has also been a member of the United States Concealed Carry Association.
Colleagues describe him as methodical in case preparation and direct in court. He has balanced private practice responsibilities with short public-sector assignments. That blend gives him familiarity with criminal defense practice and the rules that govern lawyers. It also supports a pragmatic approach to plea negotiations and trial preparation. He has handled matters across different stages of litigation, from early investigation through trial and sentencing.
Manuele has kept his practice concentrated at Manuele Law LLC. The firm listings on his resume indicate he moved into and maintained a managing role there after his initial associate position and the bar counsel post. He continues to take cases in criminal defense and related areas, including issues that touch on firearms law and public defense matters. He practices at Manuele Law LLC, where his current work centers on criminal defense and firearms-related legal issues.
