Roten Law PLLC is built on something increasingly rare in modern legal practice: real-world experience combined with principled advocacy. Shawn has spent his professional life both enforcing the law and advising those who do—as a Texas peace officer, police supervisor, municipal attorney, and public-safety legal advisor. That background gives him a practical understanding of how cases unfold, how decisions are made, and how people can be affected when the system gets it wrong.
Shawn’s advocacy and representation are guided by a simple belief: the law must be applied with honesty, consistency, and absolute fairness. Shawn holds deep respect for law-enforcement leaders and public-safety command staff, but he also understands that even well-intentioned agencies and its leaders can make mistakes, reach the wrong conclusions, or allow process to override justice. When that happens, Shawn steps in to ensure that individuals are treated fairly and their rights are fully protected.
Clients turn to Roten Law because they want a lawyer who will stand up for them without fear or compromise. Shawn’s sense of justice is rooted in defending the individual—the officer, the employee, the family, or the private citizen—when their livelihood, reputation, or future is on the line. Every case is handled with the same commitment: to tell the truth, do the hard work, and fight for what is right and fair, even when it is not easy.
The Roten Law Difference, Built on Service, and Driven by Justice.
Law Practice Areas
Roten Law PLLC provides representation and advisory services to public-safety professionals, government employees, and private clients in matters involving employment, discipline, civil liability, criminal law, and personal legal planning. Shawn is on the Texas Municipal Police Association roster as a plan-approved attorney.
Services include:
Police and Fire Civil Service Representation
Representation before Civil Service Commissions and hearing examiners under Texas Local Government Code Chapters 143, 174, and related statutes, including disciplinary appeals, suspensions, demotions, indefinite suspensions, promotional disputes, and reinstatement matters.
Officer-Involved Incidents and Critical Events
Legal counsel for law-enforcement officers and public-safety personnel involved in use-of-force incidents, shootings, in-custody deaths, and major incident reviews, including representation during investigations, statement preparation, and coordination with union or association counsel.
Internal Affairs and Administrative Investigations
Legal representation during internal affairs interviews, command-staff inquiries, Garrity issues, compelled statements, and agency investigations, including preparation for interviews, document review, and strategic response planning.
Wills, Estate Planning, and Asset Protection
Preparation of wills, powers of attorney, medical directives, guardianship planning, and trust-based estate plans, with emphasis on protecting families of first responders and government employees.
Employment and Workplace Law
Counsel for government employees involving termination, retaliation, discrimination, whistleblower claims, FMLA, ADA, and contractual employment disputes, including negotiation, grievance procedures, and litigation when necessary.
Criminal Defense
Defense of law-enforcement officers, firefighters, government employees, and other individuals charged with criminal offenses arising from both on-duty and off-duty conduct, with particular attention to employment, licensing, and administrative collateral consequences. Representation includes traffic tickets, most misdemeanors, and some felonies.
Civil Litigation and Federal Civil-Rights Matters
Representation in lawsuits involving tort claims, employment claims, and actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, including defense, plaintiff representation where appropriate, and coordination with insurance carriers or indemnifying entities.
Family Law
Representation in divorce, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, and related family-law matters.