Experienced Insurance Defense Representation

Azelie Ziegler Shelby

Contact Me:

Litigation
Workers' Compensation Law
Personal Injury Law
Wills and Estate Law
Immigration
Immigration & Naturalization
Workers' Compensation Defense and Plaintiff Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; School Law; Maritime Defense and Plaintiff Litigation; Business Litigation; Succession and Estate Law
Numerous State and Federal Trials Including Jury Trials, Bench Trials, Workers' Compensation Trials, and Trials before the Administrative Law Judges under Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
Multiple appearances before several Louisiana Courts of Appeal
Extensive Motion Practice

I am married to David J. Shelby, II, who is a Partner at Taylor Porter, Brooks and Phillips. We have two children, Jessica and Jack.

Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. - 05/1993
- Honors: Jessup International Moot Court Team, Member, 1992, Editor, 1993. The team placed 2nd in the Region in the Oral Argument Competition and 4th in the Region with Written Briefs
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
- B.S. - 05/1990
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Business with Pre-Law Option
- Minor: Piano

Order of Omega
American Jurisprudence Award; Administration of Criminal Justice I, Spring, 1991
President, Delta Sigma Pi Professional Fraternity
Vice President, Delta Zeta Social Sorority
Vice President, Rush Chairman, Songfestival Chairman
N.S.U. Hall of Fame
National Collegiate Business Merit Award
Who's Who Among Colleges and Universities

Speaker, LASIE Open Forum & Legislative Recap, 2013, Effective Claims Management- The Initial Investigation
Speaker, Claims Adjusters on Legislative Update, 2013, House Bill 728
Speaker at Area CEU, 2012, Health Care Providers and Medical Treatment Guidelines
Speaker at Wright & Percy Workers' Compensation Seminar, 2012, Can you Fire and Injured Employee? Are you Exposed to Wage and Hour Violations?
Speaker at L.S.U. Freshman Professionalism Orientation, 2012
Speaker at Wright & Percy Workers' Compensation Seminar, 2011, Jones Act, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, and Louisiana State Workers' Compensation
Speaker at L.S.U. Freshman Professionalism Orientation, 2009
Speaker at N.S.U. Law Day Conference, 1998, Conducting and Discipline Hearing, Published accompanying materials
Speaker at N.S.U. Law Day Conference, 1997, Conducting and Discipline Hearing
Speaker at Louisiana Vocational Association, Louisiana Department of Education 46th Annual Conference, 1997, Who is Liable- Preventing and Defending Liability and Sexual Harassment Claims

Author, Louisiana Workers? Compensation Corporation Legal Highlights Newsletter. A quarterly newsletter providing pertinent legal information to company employees