Education: B.A., Davidson College (1995)
M.Ed., Harvard University (1997)
J.D., University of Mississippi School
of Law (summa cum laude 2010)
Bar and Court Admissions: Licensed to Practice in the State of
Mississippi
United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the
Northern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi
Professional Organizations: American Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Lafayette County Bar Association
Recognitions/
Accomplishments: Ray Mikell Scholarship, 2007-2010,
University of Mississippi School
of Law
Frederick P. Hamel Memorial
Award, 2008, University of
Mississippi School of Law
Pat D. Holcomb Memorial
Award for Excellence, 2008
University of Mississippi
School of Law
MDLA/Reginald Gray Scholarship,
2008-2009 University of
Mississippi School of Law
University of Mississippi School of Law
Mississippi Law Journal - Executive
Articles Editor
Robert C. Khayat Scholarship for
Outstanding Service and
Contribution to the Mississippi Law
Journal, 2009-2010, University of
Mississippi School of Law
Publications:
Co-Author, Prof. Robert A. Weems,
"Essay, Exempt or Not Exempt:
Clarifying the Confusion Surrounding
the Relationship Between the
Discretionary Function Exemption
and the Performance of Statute
Exemption in the Mississippi Tort
Claims Act, 80, Miss. L.J. Online 35 (2010).
(cited in Simpson County, Miss. v. McElroy, 2009-CA-01874-COA
(Miss. Ct. App. Apr. 19,2011), which
adopts the position advocated in the
article regarding Miss. Code Ann.
11-46-9(1)(b)).
Comment, A Guilty Attorney with
Innocent Clients: Invocation of the
Fourth Amendment to Challenge
the Search of Privileged Information,
79 Miss. L.J. Online 56
(2009).
Primary Practice Areas: Appellate Law
General Insurance Defense
Public Entity/Governmental Liability
Professional Liability
Languages Spoken: Fluent in Spanish
Away From The Office: Shelly and her husband Nathan live in Oxford with their children Nicolas and Zoe.
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