Danielle M. Shelton
Danielle Shelton is Of Counsel to Belin McCormick, practicing primarily in the areas of complex commercial litigation, appeals, and labor and employment law. She has handled cases involving a wide variety of issues, including employment discrimination, employment contracts, commercial contracts, fraud, unfair trade practices, and breach of contract. Until 2003, she was a shareholder of the firm.
Since 2003, Ms. Shelton has taught full-time and is a Professor of Law at the Drake University Law School. She serves on the law school's faculty technology committee.
Prior to joining Belin McCormick as an associate in 1996, Ms. Shelton served as a Law Clerk to Judge Ed Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. While in law school, she was a summer associate at both Sidley Austin LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP in their Chicago offices.
Publications and Presentations
Author, "Rewriting Rule 68: Realizing the Benefits of the Federal Settlement Rule by Injecting Certainty Into Offers of Judgment," 91 Minnesota Law Review 865 (2007)
Author, "Starting with the Familiar: Using the Desegregation Cases to Learn About Extracting Law from the Cases," The Second Draft, Vol. 20 (Dec. 2005)
Author, "When Private Goes Public: Legal Protection for Women Who Breastfed in Public and at Work," 14 Law & Ineq. J. 179 (1995)
Speaker at various continuing education seminars, including in-house employment law seminars, client education and training seminars, and general litigation seminars
Community & Professional Activities
Iowa Board of Bar Examiners (Temporary Examiner, 2001-2003)
Iowa Mock Trial Association Junior High and High Competitions (Judge and Coach)
Iowa Legal Aid (Intake Volunteer; Member, Planning Committee for Equal Justice After Hours)
AIDS Project of Central Iowa (Pro Bono Volunteer)
National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Attendee, workshops on depositions and trial advocacy)
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa's Advocacy Fund (Board Member)
Iowa Civil Justice Reform Task Force (Member)
Significant Reported Cases
Midwest Oilseed, Inc. v. Limagrain Genetics Corp., 231 F. Supp. 2d 942 (S.D. Iowa 2002), Aff'd 387 F.3d 705 (8th Cir. 2004) (trial counsel)
Johnson, et al. v. Modine Manufacturing, 222 F. Supp. 2d 1141 (S.D. Iowa 2002) (trial counsel)
EFCO Corp. v. Symons Corp., 219 F.3d 734 (8th Cir. 2000) (trial counsel)
State of Iowa v. Unisys Corporation v. Heritage National Health Plan, 637 N.W.2d 142 (Iowa 2001) (trial and appellate counsel)
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. v. Payne, 286 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (S.D. Iowa 2003) (NASD arbitration counsel)
United Suppliers, Inc. v. Schroeder, 638 N.W.2d 126 (Iowa App. 2004) (trial counsel)
