About Shane
Shane Scanlon built a career that moves from public service into private practice. He earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Marywood University and completed his J.D. at Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2003. Those years laid a foundation for work in county-level criminal justice.
Early in his career he joined the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office. He began as a deputy district attorney in 2003. Over the next decade he handled courtroom work, case preparation and the day-to-day duties of a prosecutor. In 2016 he advanced to the office’s top role as district attorney, taking on broader administrative responsibilities and overseeing prosecutorial operations.
His time in the county office exposed him to forensic issues, trial strategy and the pressures of managing a public law office. He carried that experience into private practice. In 2018 he opened Shane Scanlon Law. The firm gave him a chance to apply courtroom experience to a different set of client needs. He moved from managing prosecutions to advising and representing individuals in the same legal system.
Colleagues describe him as methodical in preparing cases. He combines direct courtroom experience with years of handling investigatory work behind the scenes. That combination informs how he approaches files and how he communicates options to clients. He has balanced the demands of public office and private practice, and he draws on both perspectives when evaluating legal problems.
Outside the office he maintains ties to the local legal community and to the institutions where he trained. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and remains active in the county where he began his career. His path reflects the arc of a lawyer who moved through public-service ranks and then brought that background to a private practice setting.
He now operates Shane Scanlon Law in Pennsylvania, where he represents clients in court and advises on criminal and related legal matters. His current practice centers on handling cases in Pennsylvania courts.
