Darryl Shaw is from a farming family having been raised in the Coleraine area. He was educated at Monivae College prior to commencing a Banking Career with the NAB in 1975.

He joined Melville Orton & Lewis Lawyers in 1980 and has worked in the areas of Tax, Probate & Estate Administration and Property and Conveyancing matters. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives (Vic). His interests include being the Coleraine Golf Club Captain and completing on behalf of the Company in Charity Golf Days. He is a Life Member of the Coleraine Pastoral & Agricultural Society Inc and the former Service Club Coleraine Apex. He offers his clients years of experience and high integrity in the completion of their matters.