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.