Donald Shelton
Donald Shelton has been practicing law in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1998 and concentrates his practice in the trial and arbitration of commercial and residential construction law disputes, mechanic's lien laws, bond claims, State-sponsored Inspection and Dispute Resolution Process claims, administrative law, commercial landlord/tent disputes, homeowner association disputes, and title insurance defense. Mr. Shelton also devotes a significant amount of his practice to transaction events associated with his clients such as leases, liens, purchase contracts, independent contractor agreements, subcontracts, bonds, deeds, deed restrictions, etc. Mr. Shelton primarily represents developers, volume and custom builders, remodelers, commercial contractors and subcontractors throughout Texas in various aspects of their business. Mr. Shelton is often a speaker and writer for seminars and publications for builder and remodeler associations on various topics, often teaching Texas Residential Construction Commission continuing education courses.
Admitted:
1998, Texas; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Education:
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas J.D., 1998
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas B.A., with honors, 1995
Activities:
TRCC - Warranty & Performance Standards Committee
Teaching Excellence in Education Committee, Birdville Independent School District
Instructor, University of Texas at Arlington
Jury Services Committee, State Bar of Texas
Notes & Comments Editor, Texas Wesleyan University – School of Law
Recipient, American Indian Scholarship in Law
Law Clerk, Tarrant County District Courts
Golden Key International Honour Society
International Sociology Award – Excellence in Academics
Private Pilot
Certified Open Water Diver
Texas State Wrestling Champion
Organizations:
Mr. Shelton is or has been involved with the State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association, Arlington Bar Association, Hurst United Soccer Association, Northeast Youth Basketball Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Fort Worth Airpower Council, Young Men's Christian Association.