A graduate of the DePaul College of Law and a member of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, Shawn Bolger has operated her own solo real estate law practice since 1984. Her family has been working in the real estate industry for years, and her attorney father also mentored her in law. Doing business as Shawn Bolger Limited, her practice is located in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park and represents clients in a range of residential and commercial property transactions. The firm offers free consultations and serves both real estate buyers and real estate sellers.

Outside of the professional environment, Shawn Bolger is an avid horse back rider as well as self-proclaimed foodie who particularly enjoys Italian, Greek, and general Mediterranean cuisine. She also enjoys reading and particularly gravitates toward novels. The mother of a recent Northern Illinois Law School graduate, she is proud to see her daughter follow her into the legal profession and a son studying computer science in Norway.