
Gregory L. Shelton
Member
Lawyers
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.
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.
Gregory L. Shelton
Member
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.
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
- 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
The North Carolina Legal Elite, construction law, 2013, 2017, Business North Carolina
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

Phone (704) 716-0805
Fax (704) 716-9505
Practices
Education
J.D., Florida State University College of Law, 1995, with honors
Florida State Law Review, executive editor
Hon. William Stafford, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, judicial intern
B.S., Finance, Florida State University College of Business, 1991
Admissions
South Carolina, 2010
North Carolina, 1998
Florida, 1995
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina