Brent Shellhorse
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Brent was the Briefing Attorney to Justice Terrie Livingston, Court of Appeals,
Second District of Texas from 1998-1999. He combines direct trial and arbitration experience with his concentration
on appellate law to provide a practical as well as scholarly foundation to his work. Brent has had a wide range of subject matter
experience including sovereign immunity, commercial and contract law, torts, intellectual property, insurance,
employment and Texas lien law. He provides expertise, briefing and presenting oral arguments, throughout the full
spectrum of litigation from pre-trial motions, jury charges and post trial motions to appeals at the state and federal levels.
In the past two years, Brent's appellate practice grew as he assisted Whitaker Chalk's trial teams during litigation, enabling the trial teams to better prepare winning trial and appellate strategies.
Education
- J.D., summa cum laude; Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1998
- Managing Editor: Texas Wesleyan Law Review
- Phi Delta Phi
- B.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 1995
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Alumni Board of Directors
- Admitted to Bar, Texas, 1998
- Admitted to Practice in the Federal District Courts for the Northern District of Texas, 2000 and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 1983
- Earned AV rating from Martindale Hubbell
- Joined the Eldon Mahon Inn of Court
- Voted one of Tarrant County's Top Attorneys of 2005, Intellectual Property, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
- Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas
- Serves on various boards of charitable institutions, including New Day Services
