Overview

Greg Shelton has litigated a wide array of construction disputes involving high rise hotels, condominium projects, waste water treatment facilities, nuclear power plants, highway projects and manufacturing facilities. He is board certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in the field of construction law.

Greg is certified as a superior court mediator in North Carolina as well as South Carolina. In 2010, Greg was appointed by the Construction Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association to serve as managing editor of the North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook, which is the definitive treatise on construction law in North Carolina. The sixth edition was released in September 2013.

News & Events

• 18 Horack Talley Lawyers Recognized in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
  

  Horack Talley is pleased to announce that 18 of its lawyers have been recognized as Best Lawyers® in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

• Greg Shelton featured in the Charlotte Business Journal: Mixed Use Projects
  

  Focus on (all) details in complex mixed-use projects

• Greg Shelton to present at the 2017 North Carolina/South Carolina Joint Construction Law Program
  

  Construction litigation lawyer, Greg Shelton's presentation "Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?" will be featured at the 2017 North Carolina/South Carolina Joint Construction Law program.

• Six on Six Volleyball Classic 2017
  

  Hosted by Childress Klein and Beacon Partners, the 10th Annual Six on Six Volleyball Classic pits teams from the Charlotte commercial real estate industry in a head to head competition that promotes camaraderie and networking while raising awareness and support for local charities.

• Business North Carolina magazine reveals its 2017 "Legal Elite"
• Greg Shelton to address the NCBA 2016 Construction Law Section
  

  Construction litigation lawyer Greg Shelton will be a program speaker for the North Carolina Bar Association 2016 Construction Law Winter Program on February 25, 2015 at the NC Bar Center in Cary, NC.

• Greg Shelton to chair Primerus construction law practice group
  

  Horack Talley construction litigation lawyer Gregory L. Shelton has been named chairman of the Primerus Construction Law Practice Group for 2016.

• HCAC names Horack Talley 2015 "Associate of the Year"
  

  Greg Shelton accepted the 2015 "Associate of the Year" award on behalf of Horack Talley at the Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas Construction Conference and Brilliance Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, July 21.

• Greg Shelton featured in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
• Mecklenburg County Bar 2015 Annual Review
• Greg Shelton elected chairman of ABC Carolinas Charlotte council
  

  Greg Shelton has been elected to serve as chairman of the Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Charlotte Council.

• Greg Shelton appointed managing editor of the North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook
  

  Greg Shelton has been appointed managing editor of the seventh edition of the North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook by the construction law section of the North Carolina Bar Association. 

• Construction Defects Can Be Financially Devastating
• Greg Shelton quoted in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
• Associated Builders and Contractors Legislative Review
• Greg Shelton managing editor of the North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook, Sixth Edition
• Greg Shelton authors agent-lien summary

Professional Memberships & Activities

North Carolina Bar Association

• Construction law section, council member, 2005-2008
• Litigation section

Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas

• Board of directors, 2009 to present
• Treasurer, 2010 to present

Associated Builders and Contractors

• Government affairs committee, chairman, 2013 to present

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law, Construction Litigation, 2019

North Carolina Legal Elite, Construction Law, Business North Carolina, 2013, 2017

Publications

Focus on (all) Details in Complex Mixed-Use Projects, Charlotte Business Journal (February 26, 2018)

The Economic Loss Rule in North Carolina: Time to Wake the Sleeping Giant, 10 North Carolina State Bar Journal 27 (fall 2005)

Sextant or Kaleidoscope? Court of Appeals Applies Contract Constraint Limitation Version of Economic Loss Rule in Construction Defect Case, 21 Change Order 3 (June 2007)

Western District Holds that Federal Miller Act Does Not Preempt State Lien Laws, 20 Change Order 2 (April 2006)

In Search of the Lost Amendment, 23 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 105 (1995)

Speaking Engagements

Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?
Explore the history of the Spearin Doctrine and the Mutual Waiver of Consequential Damages as we celebrate (or curse) their anniversaries. This year, 2017, is the 100th Anniversary of the Spearin Doctrine and the 20th Anniversary of Mutual Waiver of Consequential Damages (1997 A201 general conditions revision).

2017 North Carolina/South Carolina Joint Construction Law Program
September 22-23, Asheville, North Carolina