Julie Shelton is a member of the firm's real estate & construction litigation group as well as practicing in the product liability litigation area. In more than 27 years as a trial lawyer, she has represented Fortune 100 and other companies in a variety of complex matters. Julie is experienced in the areas of construction, products liability and commercial law. She has defended cases at both the trial and appellate levels.

Julie's experience includes defending contractors in construction defect cases, acting as national and regional counsel for manufacturers in product liability cases, coordinating the defense of clients in asbestos litigation nationwide and serving as local and national counsel for pharmaceutical and chemical companies. She has tried cases in Illinois, Arkansas and California. Julie also has an active pro bono practice, currently working with the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy and the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights.

Before joining Faegre Baker Daniels, Julie was a partner at Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd, Holland & Knight and Burke Weaver & Prell in Chicago. She began her career as an associate at Friedman & Koven.

Representative Experience

• Representing prominent developers in a variety of litigation, including construction defect cases
• National coordinating counsel for tire and wheel manufacturers in products liability and employment cases throughout the United States
• Defending manufacturers in asbestos litigation in Illinois and California
• Conducted a two-year investigation into former in-house counsel's unethical conduct
• Oversaw massive document review and production in response to U.S. Congressional investigations and hearings, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation, claims by multiple state Attorneys General and lawsuits across the country stemming from Bridgestone/Firestone's recall of more than 14 million tires
• Represented pharmaceutical and chemical companies as local and national counsel

Honors

• DePaul Law Review Board
• National Moot Court Team — DePaul University

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association — Construction Law Forum; Litigation Section Committee on Construction Litigation
• Chicago Bar Association — Construction Law Subcommittee
• Wisconsin Bar Association
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute — Products Liability Committee; Construction Law Committee
• Chicago Real Estate Council
• Chicago Building Congress 
• National Association of Women in Construction 
• International Women Associates
• Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law — Board of Directors

Civic Activities

• Chicago Children's Advocacy Center — Board of Directors

Presentations

• Construction Contracts — What You Need to Know Now
  2008 Construction Expo, Chicago
• Disputes Happen: Options for Resolution
  National Association of Women in Construction 2008 Forum, Fargo, North Dakota
• Dispute Resolution in Construction
  NAWIC Suburban O'Hare Chapter Meeting, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Legal Updates

• Construction Defects
  Construction Briefings, 2011 Construction Review, March 2012
• Green Power for Illinois Manufacturers
  co-author with Colby Kingsbury, The Illinois Manufacturer, Summer 2010
• E-Discovery: Litigation's Latest Black Hole
  Corporate Counsel, May 2006
• The Fanciful World of Memories: Science Undermines Many of Today's Claims
  Corporate Counsel, February 2006
• Liability for Another Manufacturer's Product?
  Corporate Counsel, October 2004