About Shawna
Shawna Austin built a layered professional path before entering the legal field. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy from Missouri State University (2003), an MBA in Finance from the same university (2008), and a Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law (2024). Those credentials mark a steady accumulation of technical, business and legal training.
Her undergraduate training gave her a grounding in health care practice. The subsequent MBA added financial and managerial perspective. By the time she enrolled in law school, she had both clinical and business frames of reference to draw on. She completed her J.D. at Mitchell Hamline in 2024 and emerged with a law degree that sits atop nearly two decades of prior professional study.
Austin practices in Missouri. Her state jurisdiction is listed as Missouri and she is a lawyer at Austin Law LLC. At the firm she handles client matters that often touch on the subjects she has studied: health care, finance and the business arrangements that link them. That background informs how she evaluates factual detail and legal risk.
Her time in law school and earlier professional life have given her a practical approach to legal problems. She favors clear, direct analysis and tends to prioritize solutions that reflect real-world constraints. Clients find that her combination of technical knowledge and financial literacy helps in cases where medical and business issues overlap.
She maintains current membership in professional associations, staying connected to colleagues and continuing education opportunities. That network helps her keep up with developments in both legal practice and the industries she serves.
Outside of casework she has shown interest in the procedural and business sides of running a practice. At Austin Law LLC she manages client files, coordinates with outside vendors and handles the administrative responsibilities that come with a small firm practice. The result is a practice grounded in both legal training and practical experience.
Her current practice focuses on legal matters involving health care and business.
