Shawn Flaherty

Senior Partner

Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd.

Shawn P. Flaherty is a senior partner with Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd. in Naperville. He has represented fire protection districts, fire and police commissions, fire and police pension boards, townships, and other units of local government in corporate and labor matters for nearly thirty years. He frequently attends board meetings as general counsel and has served as an administrative hearing officer. He has co-authored several editions of the IAFPD Handbook for Illinois Fire Protection District Trustees, among numerous other publications. He is a frequent speaker at fire service and public pension conferences, has taught Fire Officer classes, and he co-created and remains an instructor for the IAFPD Essential Trustee Training certification program.