
Sheila Passenant
Sheila Passenant is a North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Specialist who co-founded Passenant & Shearin Law (now doing business as Shearin Law) in 2013 as a women-owned boutique firm focused exclusively on family law matters in Charlo…
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Sheila Passenant is a North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Specialist who co-founded Passenant & Shearin Law (now doing business as Shearin Law) in 2013 as a women-owned boutique firm focused exclusively on family law matters in Charlotte, NC. She has more than three decades of experience handling high-conflict child custody cases. She holds additional credentials as a Certified Family Mediator and Certified Parent Coordinator, and earned her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1989.
Contact Info
- Phone
- 704-221-1111
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- Website
- www.psfamilylaw.com
Practice Areas
Awards & Recognition
- Mecklenburg County Bar Pro Bono Award (2019)
- Legal Elite (2016)
- Fifty Most Influential Women in Charlotte (2018)
- Commitment to Justice Award, Safe Alliance (2012, 2013, 2016)
- Women's Impact Fund Grant (2009)

Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1999
- South Carolina, 2017
- New York, 1989 (currently registered)
- New Jersey, 1989 (resigned without prejudice)
- U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1999
Education
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1989
- B.A. (magna cum laude), University of Scranton, 1985 (English and Philosophy)
Service Offers
- Accepting New Clients
- Languages: English
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