Troy D. Shelton

Board Certified Appellate Specialist

Clients hire Troy to protect their interests when cases are appealed. Setting the stage for a successful appeal often means hiring an appellate attorney while the case is still at trial. Troy works alongside trial counsel, collaborating on critical motions to ensure that clients are well positioned on appeal. Once a judgment is entered, clients rely on Troy either to defend their judgment or find creative paths to reversal.

In 2024, Troy was voted the state’s top appellate lawyer by Business North Carolina. Troy has also been certified by the North Carolina State Bar as an appellate specialist. Troy’s appellate practice is broad. He experience includes representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury actions, companies in business, class actions, family law cases, and appeals involving the government.

Before joining the firm, Troy was a partner at one of the nation’s 100 largest law firms, where he handled appeals in courts across the country. Before that, Troy was a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder of the Middle District of North Carolina. During law school, Troy was an intern to the Honorable Justice Mark Martin of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He also interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina and externed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. In addition, Troy served as the North Carolina Law Review’s articles editor.