Shannon Wentworth

Shannon Wentworth

Director, BREN Clinic
Professor of Law

swentworth@sjcl.edu

Education

J.D., San Joaquin College of Law
MA, Fresno State University
BA, Fresno State University

Courses Taught

Legal Methods I

Shannon Wentworth is the director of SJCL's BREN Clinic, advocating for special needs kids from Kern County to Madera County. She also teaches Legal Methods. Wentworth graduated from SJCL in 2019, earning 4 Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence, the Hugh Goodwin Scholarship, the Elizabeth O'Neill Scholarship (twice), Ibarra / Casillas LawSUIT Scholarship, Association on Indian Affairs Florence Young scholarship, American Indian Graduate Institute fellowship, and the Loomis Legacy Medal of Distinction. She was an associate attorney at Mugridge Law Firm before starting her solo practice, Wentworth Law Firm, specializing in post-conviction criminal defense. She also volunteers with the Project First Step Clinic at Central California Legal Services. She was an instructor at CSU, Monterey Bay, and Hartnell Junior College. She has served on the boards of the North Fork Rancheria Indian Housing Authority, North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians Election Board, International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association Foundation, and San Francisco LGBT Center. She is the former CEO of Sweet, a groundbreaking lesbian travel company.

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