Powerlist – Shannon Corallo – Karp/Iancu S.C

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After 12 years of working as a public defender in the Milwaukee Trial Division, Shannon Corallo transitioned into family law, seeking to maintain her direct, personal contact with clients.

“I like advocating for clients but I also enjoy helping to empower them so they advocate for themselves,” said Corallo, an attorney with Karp/Iancu S.C.

That can mean connecting them to other experts including financial advisors, therapists or other attorneys.

Corallo said family law is deeply personal whether she’s in mediation or as adversary counsel. She feels she is “truly helping someone in perhaps the most difficult time of their life.”

No two cases are alike and Corallo said she learns something new from every one. In her early days working in family law, she was frequently a guardian ad litem representing the best interest of children in family matters.

Corallo, who is also a certified divorce mediator, said the GAL experience helps her in mediating custody and placement disputes and helping her own clients see things from the other parent’s perspective.