Shawn graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a BS in Accounting and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining Henry & Peters, Shawn spent seven years at a large regional firm in Plano and two years at a smaller firm in Richardson. His primary disciplines include small business, individual, state and trust compliance and planning, income audit representation, and tax consulting. Shawn also specializes in taxation of banking, oil and gas industries, and high-net individuals. Before his accounting career, Shawn played professional baseball at the minor league level for eight years.