About Shearil S.
Shearil S. Matthews is an attorney licensed to practice in Louisiana. Her academic record combines business and law, a mix that shapes how she approaches legal work.
Matthews earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from the University of New Orleans. She later completed a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources at Louisiana State University—Shreveport in 2017. She finished her legal studies at Southern University Law Center, receiving her Juris Doctor in 2022.
Those three degrees sit at the center of her professional identity. The marketing and management training provides a business-minded view. The MBA offered tools for handling organizational and personnel challenges. The law degree added the doctrinal and analytical training required to advise clients and represent them in legal settings.
After law school, Matthews entered private practice. She joined Kean Miller LLP as an associate. Colleagues describe her as methodical and practical. Her background in business and human resources gives her a perspective that can be useful to clients facing transactional or workplace questions. She handles assignments and research at the firm level and supports senior attorneys on a range of matters.
Outside firm work, Matthews maintains membership in the Louisiana State Bar Association. She participates in professional activities through that membership and keeps current on developments in Louisiana law. The bar affiliation also signals an ongoing connection to the state legal community.
Her time at Southern University Law Center coincided with the transition from student to practicing lawyer. The legal education there emphasized both the foundations of law and the procedural skills needed in court and negotiation settings. Matthews has applied those skills at Kean Miller and in interactions with clients and other lawyers across the state.
Matthews’s career path reflects a steady progression from business studies to graduate management training and then to law. She brings that mix to day-to-day practice rather than to a single headline specialty. She is an associate at Kean Miller LLP and practices law in Louisiana.
