What is the "grooming process" of undue influence?? How to deal with the exploiter next door?!! In 2005, Shannon was certified as a Circuit Civil Mediator and Arbitrator by the Supreme Court of Florida. Shannon's experiences within her own family inspired her interest in protecting seniors and their families. Protecting seniors' independence, while making sure their assets are protected, and giving seniors the best possible death is her life's work, and the main reason she became an elder law attorney.