Emily A. Shandruk

Emily A. Shandruk is an associate attorney at Shaw Bransford & Roth. Ms. Shandruk recently joined the law firm and previously practiced in general litigation and corporate bankruptcy and restructuring. Ms. Shandruk looks forward to transitioning her practice into federal employment law and will provide representation to employees and federal agencies involved in a variety of employment issues, including civil litigation, government investigations, public employee disciplinary actions, and security clearance proceedings.

About Ms. Shandruk

Ms. Shandruk joined Shaw Bransford & Roth in January 2024. Ms. Shandruk brings years of state and federal litigation experience to the firm, including authorship of dispositive motions and coordination of discovery in complex federal litigation. Before joining the firm, Ms. Shandruk worked as a general litigation associate at Miles & Stockbridge P.C. where she practiced in a wide variety of legal areas, including products liability, class actions, environmental law, commercial disputes, and international family law. Ms. Shandruk began her career at Squire Patton Boggs LLP as a restructuring and insolvency associate attorney with her practice focused on litigation and corporate restructuring under the United States Bankruptcy Code

Ms. Shandruk attended The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law on an academic scholarship, where she graduated magna cum laude and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Ms. Shandruk interned for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Civil Enforcement Division and assisted with agency briefings in connection with ALJ hearings. Additionally, Ms. Shandruk participated in the Ohio State Mediation Clinic and served as a student mediator at the Franklin County Municipal Court. In connection with her work as a student mediator, Ms. Shandruk also presented to the Supreme Court of Ohio on the benefits of implementing a virtual meditation framework to serve rural communities. Ms. Shandruk was also a managing editor on The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law.

Ms. Shandruk graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland, College Park and earned a B.A. in Government and Politics and a minor in Rhetoric. While in undergrad, Ms. Shandruk interned for the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing (COPS) office.


Areas of Practice

  • Federal Personnel and Employment Law

  • Private Sector Employers

  • Federal Agency (GSA Schedule) Legal Services

  • Security Clearances

  • FOIA and Privacy Act

  • Association Law

Bar & Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Education

  • B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, magna cum laude

  • J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, magna cum laude