About
Shawn A. Voyles is a Virginia litigation attorney and Managing Partner at McKenry Dancigers Dawson, P.C. His practice focuses on insurance defense, liability defense, maritime law, construction claims, business disputes, real estate litigation, and personal injury lawsuits and disputes. He represents insurance carriers, businesses, and individuals in state and federal courts throughout Virginia and Eastern North Carolina. His work includes complex cases involving premises liability, trucking, product liability, and insurance coverage.
Shawn earned a B.A., cum laude, from DePauw University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Regent University School of Law. His legal education provided the foundation for his litigation practice involving insurance, civil disputes, maritime matters, and liability defense.
Shawn has handled litigation involving premises liability, trucking and automobile accidents, product liability, construction claims, employment discrimination, traumatic brain injuries, and business disputes. He leads the firm’s maritime practice and has experience with matters involving marine insurers, maritime businesses, cargo claims, vessel-related disputes, and other admiralty issues. He has taught Admiralty Law as an adjunct professor at Regent University School of Law since 2005.
Shawn A. Voyles is admitted to practice in Virginia and North Carolina, along with several federal courts and the US Supreme Court. He is a member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Defense Research Institute, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Maritime Law Association of the United States, and Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association. His recognitions include Virginia Legal Elite and other professional honors.
Law Office Affiliations
- Managing Partner, McKenry Dancigers Dawson, P.C.
- Member, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Member, Defense Research Institute
- Member, National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Proctor, Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Member, Virginia Maritime Association
- Member, Virginia Ship Repair Association
- Member, Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
- Member, Virginia Beach Bar Association
Licensed State
- Virginia
- North Carolina
Education
- Regent University School of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude - DePauw University
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude
Awards & Badges
- Appeals
- Litigation
- Animal & Dog Bites
- Brain Injury
- Car Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Products Liability
- Slip & Fall Accidents
- Trucking Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Commercial Real Estate
- Land Use & Zoning
- Residential Real Estate
- Business Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- State, Local & Municipal












