Shelby Menard
Overview
Shelby Menard is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution and the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity groups in the firm’s Plano office, where she has maintained a diverse commercial litigation practice in both state and federal courts. Her wide breadth of experience includes counseling on matters involving complex data incidents, privacy compliance issues, breach of contract, antitrust, fraud and other business torts, temporary and permanent injunctive relief, product liability, deceptive trade practices, non-competition, theft and misappropriation of trade secrets, and landlord / tenant disputes.
In addition to her critical work identifying key client objectives and developing robust strategies out of the courtroom, Shelby has deposed and defended key witnesses in depositions, questioned key witnesses in trial, and drafted multiple successful motions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss.
Credentials
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, 2017 (J.D.)
- Texas Tech University, 2013 (B.A.), cum laude
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2023-2026
- Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2023-2025
- Collin County Bar Association
- Collin County Young Lawyers Association
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- “Cybersecurity Risks and Insurance Basics,” TexasBarCLE, March 2024
- “Ethical Uses of Technology,” Dallas Bar Association Energy Law Section Meeting, October 2023
- “Legislative Update,” State Bar of Texas, September 2023
- “Ransomware Incident Response Timeline,” Small Firm and Solo Practitioner Section Meeting, Collin County Bar Association, May 2023
- “Pornhub: Provider or Publisher?” Circuits, the e-Journal of the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas, May 2022
- “Computer and Technology Update,” Texas Bar Journal, September 2021