Emma Shinn is a Marine Corps Veteran who served over 31 years — from enlisted anti-armor leader to Judge Advocate — with combat deployments to Fallujah, Iraq and tours across four continents. Emma came to Berry Law as a client first. Impressed by the team’s dedication, she joined the firm to merge her judge advocate experience representing servicemembers in courts-martial with a new mission: fighting for Veterans to secure the benefits they earned and deserve.
Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps (1994–2026), Major; MOS 0352/0351 (enlisted) and 4402/4409/4450/4451/4452 (Judge Advocate officer); combat deployments to Fallujah, Iraq (PHANTOM FURY / OIF) with Regimental Combat Team 1; 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit; Exercise Talisman Sabre, Rockhampton, Australia; and JTF Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Education: J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 2007; LL.M. in Military Law, The U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School, 2024; B.A., Texas A&M University, 2002.
Bar Admissions: Texas; Colorado; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.