Shelby Holt

Shelby Holt


Akerman LLP

Recognized since 2024

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

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Shelby Raye Holt focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation and appellate law. Shelby counsels primary, umbrella, and excess insurers in first and third-party coverage litigation and advises insurers on coverage issues under commercial liability, environmental liability, commercial property, professional liability, errors and omissions, and commercial auto policies. She has experience successfully defending carriers against extra-contractual and statutory bad faith claims involving residential and commercial insurance. Moreover, Shelby’s appellate experience assists her insurer clients throughout the claims process, during the transition from the investigation stage to actual litigation, and at the appellate review level.

Shelby has significant experience preparing appellate briefs, mandamus filings, motions to dismiss, summary-judgment motions, expert motions, jury charges, and post-judgment motions in both Texas state and federal courts. She is often brought in to research complex issues, and her superior writing and analytical abilities make her a valuable asset during trial and on appeal.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2300
    Houston, TX 77056
Education
  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 2017
  • Texas A&M University, B.A., graduated 2014
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2017
Affiliations
  • Insurance Section of the State Bar of Texas - Young Lawyers Subcommittee Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Akerman LLP
Houston, Texas

226 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

119 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

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