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# Shawn McCann

Shawn McCann is a partner at *Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid*. He graduated from Loyola Law School in 2003. Shawn handles a broad variety of cases regarding personal injury and product liability. He serves on the Board of Governors for Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and Consumer Attorneys of California and was recently admitted into American Board of Trial Advocates. He currently serves as CAALA President.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Laying the foundation for electronic and documentary evidence at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-october/laying-the-foundation-for-electronic-and-documentary-evidence-at-trial-2 "Laying the foundation for electronic and documentary evidence at trial")

How to authenticate and lay a foundation for the content of writings, videotapes and information from the Web including Google Maps

[Lauren Horwitz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-horwitz "Lauren Horwitz")
[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2015 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-october)

## [The 70th President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/the-70th-president-of-the-consumer-attorneys-association-of-los-angeles "The 70th President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles")

“I wanted to be a lawyer since I was six, but I was afraid to tell anyone”

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january)

## [What’s changed about CAALA? Inclusion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/what-s-changed-about-caala-inclusion "What’s changed about CAALA? Inclusion")

That’s the biggest change during my 15-year journey from newbie to CAALA president

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february)

## [A deserved reputation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/a-deserved-reputation "A deserved reputation")

At CAALA we’ve got your back, and so did my friend and mentor, Jim O’Callahan, whose passing we mourn

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march)

## [Participate in the evolution of CAALA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/participate-in-the-evolution-of-caala "Participate in the evolution of CAALA")

CAALA is adapting and changing, and nowhere is that more evident than in participatory education programs for new lawyers

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april)

## [Law Day 2019](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/law-day-2019 "Law Day 2019")

Recognition must be given to the courts, and that includes adequately funding them

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may)

## [Connecting members to the Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/connecting-members-to-the-court "Connecting members to the Court")

CAALA offers many opportunities to meet judges in a more casual, relaxed setting

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july)

## [In the good old summertime](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/in-the-good-old-summertime "In the good old summertime")

Some thoughts as to the interaction between our profession and our real lives

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august)

## [What event had its start in 1983?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/what-event-had-its-start-in-1983 "What event had its start in 1983?")

Then, as today, it’s all about “connection”

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september)

## [CAALA Vegas by the numbers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-november/caala-vegas-by-the-numbers "CAALA Vegas by the numbers")

The numbers were incredible, but so too was the work done behind the scenes

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")

[2019 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-november)