Shana L. Fulton

Shana L. Fulton


Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

Recognized since 2021

Raleigh, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Shana Fulton represents businesses and individuals in criminal and civil litigation, under government investigation or in conducting internal investigations. As a defense attorney and former Assistant U.S. Attorney, she has experience litigating and investigating high-profile and complex matters at all levels of federal and state trial courts. She loves using her deep experience as a defense attorney and federal prosecutor on complex matters that feature a mix of criminal, civil and regulatory issues.

Prior to arriving at Brooks Pierce, Shana served as the Deputy Chief for both the Felony Major Crimes Section and the General Crimes Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She also served as Senior Litigation Counsel for the Homicide Section. Many of her previous cases garnered national news coverage, including in The Washington Post. Her previous experience as a prosecutor gives her a unique understanding of the techniques and strategies employed by the government against clients, and helps her devise strategic responses to defend them.

Shana conducts and advises on internal investigations for allegations of criminal misconduct, corporate malfeasance, ethics complaints and workplace issues for private businesses, local government entities and individuals. Her investigative work has included a wide array of issues, including healthcare, fraud, sexual harassment, discrimination, and educational issues.

She has years of experience in investigations from her time as a defense attorney at a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm and the numerous grand jury investigations she led as a federal prosecutor. Her experience as a defense attorney and former prosecutor gives her a unique understanding and approach to conducting investigations – whether internal or by the government – and advising clients as to how best to handle them.

Shana represents individuals and businesses in civil matters at the state and federal levels. She has experience with a wide variety of matters, including commercial disputes, professional liability claims, contract disputes, complex wrongful death, business defamation, False Claims Act claims and accounting fraud claims.

Location
  • Wells Fargo Capitol Center, Suite 1700
    150 Fayetteville Street
    P.O. Box 1800
    Raleigh, NC 27602
Education
  • Columbia University, J.D., graduated 2001
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., graduated 1998
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia, District of Columbia
  • North Carolina, North Carolina
Affiliations
  • North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers - Member
  • Minorities in the Profession Committee, North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • Morehead-Cain Scholarship Foundation - Member, Fund Board
  • Capital City Lawyers Association - Member
  • Environmental Defense Fund - Member, North Carolina Advisory Board
  • Federal Bar Association - Treasurer, Eastern District of North Carolina Chapter
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Section Council, Antitrust and Complex Business Disputes Section
  • Women's White Collar Defense Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • US District Court - District of Columbia
  • US District Court - Western District of NC
  • US District Court - Middle District of NC
  • US District Court - Eastern District of NC
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Recognized by her peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s "Legal Elite" in Criminal Law (2022-2023)
  • Member, North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society (2020)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Publications

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