Cherri L. Shelton, Esq. is the Owner of Shelton Law Practice, LLC, a boutique law firm that focuses on employee rights and estate planning.

Prior to starting her law firm, Ms. Shelton worked as a Litigation Associate, exclusively representing plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases. In this role, Ms. Shelton handled a variety of employment discrimination cases for federal employees involving retaliation and disparate treatment based on race, gender, national origin, color, age, and disability.

Ms. Shelton has partnered with various Atlanta law firms representing small and mid-sized businesses pursuing or defending matters of employment law and commercial litigation. Ms. Shelton also previously worked with the Georgia Department of Labor, Unemployment Appeals Tribunal, during which time she independently conducted more than seven hundred (700) unemployment appeal hearings as an Administrative Judge where employers and claimants appealed previous determinations concerning the award or denial of unemployment insurance benefits.

Ms. Shelton began honing her skills as a Georgia estate planning attorney handling both complex and simple wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives for individuals and families.  Her clients have included teachers, physicians, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, stay-at-home moms, young professionals, blended families, retirees, and high-net worth individuals.  With each client, Ms. Shelton implemented comprehensive estate plans, and advised her clients on asset protection and probate avoidance strategies.  She also developed strong client relationships along the way, ensuring that the client's values, concerns, and objectives were heard and addressed throughout the estate planning process.

The sum of these experiences further solidified Ms. Shelton’s interest in being a legal resource to private employees, federal employees, and anyone with an estate planning need, regardless of their socio-economic background.

Ms. Shelton holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Spelman College, where she graduated cum laude, and she earned her Juris Doctorate from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.

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