Shannon M. Bryant, JD, MSW
Nevada Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
Phone:
775-337-5751
Email:
Address:
1 South Sierra Street
Reno, Nevada 89501
A Bit About Me
Shannon is the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor for the State of Nevada and a Deputy District Attorney with the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. During his 28 years of practice, he has prosecuted for approximately 18 years, including 4 years as an Assistant United States Attorney. Shannon has been Nevada’s TSRP since 2018.
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In his position as TSRP, Shannon trains law enforcement personnel and prosecutors across the state in all traffic safety matters, with an emphasis on impaired driving cases. Shannon is a POST-certified Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) Instructor, an Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Instructor, and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) and DRE Instructor certified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Shannon frequently acts as a resource and conducts presentations in Nevada and nationwide on drug impairment, with an emphasis on cannabis and the impact of cannabis legalization on traffic safety. Shannon also works on state legislation and regulations related to traffic safety issues. He is the Chair of Nevada’s Committee on Testing for Intoxication and former chair of the Nevada Impaired Driving Prevention Task Force. Shannon is also a regular instructor at the Nevada POST Academy, Nevada Department of Public Safety Training Center, and the Northern Nevada Law Enforcement Academy.
Shannon is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and the University of Maryland at College Park, and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Shannon also has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Nevada, Reno, is a Certified Trauma Professional, a Compassion Fatigue Specialist, and a mental health educator for persons serving as first responders and in the helping professions.
What is a TSRP?
The Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors wear several hats. They are trainers for law enforcement and prosecutors. They are liaisons between agencies and different branches of state government. They are ambassadors for their respective states to federal agencies and agencies from other states. And, as the position title states, they are a resource to all traffic safety professionals in their state that could include anything from answering quick questions, to providing guidance in major traffic incident investigations, or even in-court trial assistance as second-chair for under-resourced prosecution offices. Each state typically has one or more TSRPs, depending on the state's population. In Nevada, the the TSRP position is housed with the Washoe County District Attorney's Office. For more information on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's TSRP Program, review the TSRP Manual here.