Shelley White
white@wrightbrownclose.com
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Shelley maintains an appellate practice. While at the court of appeals, she handled a variety of civil appeals, analyzing procedural and substantive complaints, making recommendations to the judges, and drafting and editing opinions for the consideration of the court. Since joining the firm, she has gained experience drafting post-trial motions in both federal and state courts. She has also briefed civil appeals and original proceedings in the Texas courts of appeals and the Texas Supreme Court.
Education
J.D., Baylor University School of Law 2006, cum laude
Concentration in General Civil Litigation
Executive Editor, Notes & Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review
Order of the Barristers
B.A., Knox College 2003, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Experience
Associate, Wright Brown & Close, LLP 2007 – Present
Briefing Attorney, Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr., First Court of Appeals at Houston, Texas 2006 – 2007
Intern, Honorable Sim Lake, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 2005
Admissions
State Bar of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Memberships
State Bar of Texas (Appellate and Litigation Sections)
Houston Bar Association (Appellate Practice Section)
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Houston Downtown Alliance Emerging Leaders
Publications
A Critique of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, published at 57 Baylor L. Rev. 937 (2005).