Shawn Seliger was born in Los Angeles, California to his parents Carol and Jerry Seliger, natives of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of California-Davis with a degree in Political Science in 1993. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was an inner city high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles at George Washington Preparatory High School. In this capacity, he formed a student court that received local acclaim and also served as an Impact Drug and Alcohol counselor. Additionally, he worked closely with members of the State of California Department of Corrections to promote prevention of juvenile crime and substance abuse.

Shawn graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2001. His Moot Court team was the semi-finalist in oral arguments and received the second best brief in the John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition at Seton Hall University in 2001. Additionally, he served as a research assistant for family law Professor Rebecca J. O'Neill and as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Paul S. Murphy, First Judicial Circuit of Illinois. After graduating from law school, Shawn served as a Certified Legal Intern and then as an Assistant State Attorney in north Florida.

In 2003, Shawn moved to southwest Florida and served as an Assistant Public Defender in both Charlotte and Lee Counties for two years. Today, Shawn Seliger is an attorney with the Bergermann & Seliger Law Firm. He is actively involved in numerous civic and legal organizations. Shawn is married to Vera Bergermann and has three step children; Will, Elise and Trevor.

College: U.C. Davis, A.B.in Political Science, 1993.

Law School: Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2001.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Admitted to the State of Florida Bar, (2002).
• Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, (2002).
• Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, (2002).
• Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, (2004).

• AFCAAM, Board of Directors.
• American Cancer Society, Lee County Unit, Board of Directors.
• American Inn of Court, Calusa Inn Chapter, Associate Member.
• Association of Family Law Professionals.
• Bonita/Estero Republican Club.
• Business People United for Political Action (BUPAC).
• Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce.
• Cape Coral Civic Association, (Past President).
• Cape Coral Republican Club.
• Izaak Walton League of America - Cypress Chapter.
• Leadership Lee County Graduate, Fall Class of 2006.
• Lee County Bar Association.
• Lee County Republican Executive Committee, (Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Ethics, By-Laws and Compliance Subcommittee, 2004-2006).
• Lee Mental Health Center, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Development Committee Chairman.
• People United to Restore our Rivers and Estuaries (PURRE), Advisory Board, Board of Directors.
• Rotary of North Fort Myers.
• Sanibel-Captiva Republican Club.
• The Florida Bar.
• Voices For Kids of Southwest Florida, Board of Directors.