Shelby Serig

Biography Overview

Shelby is a seasoned, detail-oriented litigator and legal counselor with over 20 years of professional experience in the development, negotiation and resolution of complex matters, including national class actions and multi-district litigation.

Shelby graduated with honors from West Virginia University with a B.S. in Journalism in 1999. In 2003, she received her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award and was awarded First Place in the American Bar Association’s Client Counseling Competition for the Mid-Atlantic Region.  During law school, Shelby also completed internships with The Honorable Donetta Ambrose (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) and The Honorable John Zottola (Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas). 

Shelby began her legal career at Florida’s largest civil defense firm, where she was eventually made a partner.  There, she provided litigation defense to a wide array of clients in multiple areas of the law including employment, appellate and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, Shelby also practiced with an international law firm, focusing on employment law. Her deep legal experience includes claims investigation, drafting pleadings, briefing legal disputes, advocacy before trial and appellate courts and settlement negotiation. She is also experienced in all aspects of discovery and has completed 300+ depositions of lay and expert witnesses.  

Shelby has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2004.  She is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. 

Shelby is committed to applying her legal skills outside of the office and courtroom.  She serves with Florida’s Guardian ad Litem Program, advocating for abused, abandoned and neglected children. She also volunteers as a Judge in Clay County, Florida’s Teen Court program, a nationally-recognized diversion program for juvenile offenders.