Shannon Carmean Burton is a Delaware licensed attorney and Vice-President of the law firm Sergovic Carmean McCartney & Owens, P.A. Shannon earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College in 1999 and her Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in 2003. After graduating from law school in 2003, Shannon served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable E. Scott Bradley at the Superior Court of the State of Delaware. In 2004, Shannon entered into private practice and later formed Sergovic & Carmean, P.A. with John A. Sergovic, Jr. in 2007, now known as Sergovic Carmean McCartney & Owens, P.A.  Shannon’s practice primarily focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions and land use matters.  Shannon has been a member of the Delaware Bar since 2003 and was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 2011. Shannon is a member of the Sussex County Bar Association, the Delaware Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Terry-Carey American Inn of Court and is an affiliate member of the Sussex County Women’s Council of Realtors and the Sussex County Association of Realtors. Shannon currently serves on the Board of Ambassadors for the Beebe Medical Foundation and is a 1916 Member. Shannon was recognized in the November 2010 issue of Delaware Today as one of Delaware’s Top Lawyers and was accepted to the Martindale-Hubbell Directory of Distinguished Attorneys in 2011. In addition, Shannon was recognized by Coastal Style Magazine Best of Awards as Sussex County’s Best Attorney for 2017-2023, Best Attorney-Business for 2023-2024, and by The Metropolitan Magazine as Southern Delaware’s Best Attorney in 2021. Shannon also received the State of Delaware Office of the Child Advocate Service to Children Award honoring 10 years of commitment to Delaware’s Children 2007-2017. In her free time, Shannon enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing with her dog, traveling, boating and participating in outdoor activities.