Meet the Team
Shannon Pennicott
BA, LLB, GDLPShannon is a highly experienced lawyer and offers her comprehensive legal knowledge developed over many years, ensuring she provides quality assistance to her clients in advising, negotiating, or litigating matters. Family Law, Child Protection, Wills and Estates, Personal Injury and particularly Child Historical Sexual Assault compensation, are regular areas of practice for Shannon.
Following graduating from the University of Tasmania with a double degree of Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) and Bachelor of Laws, her post-graduate studies were completed at the Australian National University.
Shannon began her legal career in 2003 in the ACT working for various sections of the ACT Government, and later moving to Wagga Wagga as a Care & Protection Specialist, then rapidly progressing to a senior solicitor in private Litigation. Having quickly establishing herself as a well-respected and reputable Senior Associate in litigation, it is her advocacy skills and personable nature that appeal to her clients as she meets their legal needs and expectations.
Over the years Shannon has also established and maintained an excellent selection of barristers for instructing in complex court trials and hearings both in civil and criminal law.
Shannon presently advises and represents clients in Court in the following areas: Family Law (children & property), Wills & Estates (including family provision claims), Child Historical Sexual abuse claims, Care & Protection, Personal Injury and other general civil litigation matters. Shannon’s practice generally extends from the South Coast of NSW, though to Canberra, and to the South Western/Riverina area of NSW.
Shannon Matchett
BCrim, LLB, GDLPShannon Matchett is an experienced Criminal Lawyer and advocate who developed his skills in the Local, District and Supreme Court jurisdictions against experienced opponents. Shannon graduated from Armidale’s University of New England with a double degree in Law and Criminology, where his legal studies focused on regional, rural, and remote crime. Shannon’s focus in Criminology was the intersection of domestic and family violence.
Prior to his professional partnership with Ms Pennicott, Shannon was a Public Prosecutor with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. From his experience, Shannon is well placed to look at criminal charges from ‘the other side’ and identify the weaknesses and best defence to allegations against his clients.
In his career, Shannon has appeared in hundreds of appeals against convictions and sentences, achieving just results for his clients across the Riverina. Shannon has experience in cases concerning allegations of, but not limited to, drug possession, supply and trafficking, violence, theft, breaking and entering, fraud, sexual assaults, murders, and driving offences including death by dangerous driving.
Shannon’s focus as a Criminal Lawyer is to always remember the ‘human’ element to legal practice– no client is just a file. This is reflected in Shannon’s approach to advocating for his client’s best interests, and he finds that the best results for his clients are achieved by appreciating and empathising with the unique circumstances that bring a person into contact with the Criminal Justice System.
Shawn (Sihan) Liu
Bcom, LLB, GDLPShawn is a dedicated and detail-oriented solicitor with a growing practice in property and commercial law. Her areas of expertise include residential and commercial conveyancing, commercial and retail leasing, business sales and acquisitions, and general corporate advisory.
After graduating from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce, Shawn began her legal career at a Canberra-based boutique law firm, where she gained foundational experience in ACT residential conveyancing. With her sound legal knowledge and humble attitude, Shawn quickly established herself as a friendly and reputable legal practitioner, providing practical and timely advice tailored to her clients’ needs.
Since joining the team at Matchett Pennicott Lawyers in early 2025, Shawn has continued to broaden her practice. She now assists clients with a wide range of property and commercial matters, including business purchases and sales, loan facility agreements, shareholder
agreements, and other commercial transactions. Her practice also extends to assisting with general family law enquiries and criminal defence matters.
Shawn is committed to continuously building her legal knowledge and experience and is passionate about helping clients navigate their legal matters with clarity and confidence.
Shawn is fluent in both Mandarin and English.