After only 10 years in practice, Shelby won the largest legal malpractice jury verdict ($5.2 million dollars) in the State of Georgia’s history. 5 years later, she established precedent for substantial actual and punitive damages for victims of fraudulent conveyances with a $4.1 million dollar verdict. Shelby has successfully defended these verdicts and many other judgments in the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Courts of Georgia and the United States. Shelby believes her previous careers in advertising and education were a springboard to her success in trial practice. “Winning lawsuits is a matter of educating and persuading the judge or the jury on the facts and the law that support our client’s position.” Shelby is rated 5.0 (AV), the highest rating accorded by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory. She is admitted to practice in all Georgia State Courts, the U.S. District Court and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the U.S. Supreme Court. The Georgia Supreme Court also appointed her to serve as Special Master in attorney disciplinary actions. Shelby is a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Atlanta Trial Lawyers Society, the Atlanta Bar Association, the DeKalb Bar Association, and the State Bar of Georgia. She has been honored as a Fellow of the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia.