Stephen N. Shashy Joins Flora Pettit In Its Charlottesville Office
September 15, 2025
Flora Pettit is pleased to announce that Stephen N. Shashy has joined the law firm as an attorney in its Charlottesville office. Steve specializes in tax law, drawing on experience in both private practice and government service to represent individuals, businesses, trusts and estates, and non-profit organizations in tax controversies and advise them on questions of planning and compliance. Steve’s tax controversy work involves engaging with federal and state taxing authorities in administrative proceedings and litigating cases in U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Courts, and other federal and state courts.
Prior to joining Flora Pettit, Steve began his career as a tax lawyer in the Washington, D.C. office of a global law firm. He then served as a trial attorney for the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he represented the United States in all phases and aspects of affirmative and defensive civil tax litigation in U.S. District Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, and state courts. He was also previously hired to lead tax vetting for the transition team of a U.S. presidential candidate.
Steve earned his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his law degree from the University of Virginia, where he served as Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor of the Virginia Tax Review and was awarded the prestigious Edwin S. Cohen Tax Prize. Steve has also been named a Virginia Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters 2020-2022.
Jennifer E. Shirkey, President of Flora Pettit, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Steve to the firm. Finding an individual with his experience and expertise practicing outside the DC area is rare. Flora Pettit is fortunate to have an existing concentration of excellent tax attorneys, and Steve will be an outstanding addition. His background supports both planning clients and clients with active disputes across a range of matters raising tax issues, including general business, real estate, family law, and more.”
Flora Pettit is a business and litigation law firm with 28 attorneys specializing in over 22 diverse practice areas. Flora Pettit attorneys excel at solving their clients’ toughest and most complex issues. Flora Pettit serves the Commonwealth of Virginia from offices in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg.
Prior to joining Flora Pettit, Steve began his career as a tax lawyer in the Washington, D.C. office of a global law firm. He then served as a trial attorney for the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he represented the United States in all phases and aspects of affirmative and defensive civil tax litigation in U.S. District Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, and state courts. He was also previously hired to lead tax vetting for the transition team of a U.S. presidential candidate.
Steve earned his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his law degree from the University of Virginia, where he served as Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor of the Virginia Tax Review and was awarded the prestigious Edwin S. Cohen Tax Prize. Steve has also been named a Virginia Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters 2020-2022.
Jennifer E. Shirkey, President of Flora Pettit, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Steve to the firm. Finding an individual with his experience and expertise practicing outside the DC area is rare. Flora Pettit is fortunate to have an existing concentration of excellent tax attorneys, and Steve will be an outstanding addition. His background supports both planning clients and clients with active disputes across a range of matters raising tax issues, including general business, real estate, family law, and more.”
Flora Pettit is a business and litigation law firm with 28 attorneys specializing in over 22 diverse practice areas. Flora Pettit attorneys excel at solving their clients’ toughest and most complex issues. Flora Pettit serves the Commonwealth of Virginia from offices in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg.
Contact:
Cathleen Welsh, Esquire
cpw@fplegal.com, (540) 437-3113
