Henry C. Shelton III
Counsel and Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Team Leader
Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy
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Overview
Henry “Hank” Shelton III is a trial lawyer who focuses on business litigation and bankruptcy as well as workouts and reorganizations. He advises businesses in the Southeast in company reorganizations with and without recourse to the courts and has represented creditors in bankruptcy and insolvency matters. He assists banks and other financial institutions in maximizing the value of distressed assets. He also advises employers and employees in resolving employment disputes of all kinds. Hank has tried scores of cases to verdict or judgment, in bench and jury trials, in state and federal courts and carried on as needed through the federal and state appellate courts. He was the lead lawyer and counsel of record in Oakley v. City of Memphis, a discrimination case that went to the United States Supreme Court.
Hank serves as leader of the firm’s commercial restructuring and bankruptcy team.
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Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D. | 1975
- Wesleyan University, B.A. | 1972
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- United States Supreme Court
Related Services
Recognitions
- AV® Peer Review Rated - Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers® - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Mid-South Super Lawyers® (by Thomson Reuters) Bankruptcy: Business 2010-2025
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D. | 1975
- Wesleyan University, B.A. | 1972
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- United States Supreme Court
Related Services
Experience
- Represented a group of Memphis police officers as lead lawyer and counsel of record through the District Court, Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court and won their discrimination case following reversal of an adverse judgment by the Supreme Court in Oakley v. City of Memphis, Dkt No. 08-744 (July 31, 2009).
- Represented large regional banks and private equity firms in creditor’s rights and contract issues.
- Represented clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, both in mediation and arbitration.
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D. | 1975
- Wesleyan University, B.A. | 1972
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- United States Supreme Court
Related Services
Publications
Hank has written and taught extensively on bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters.
- "Strategic Alternatives For and Against Distressed Businesses", Contributor, Thomson Reuters, 2015-2024 editions
Presentations
- Ethics Quick Hits, ABI Southeast Virtual Bankruptcy Workshop, July 24, 2020
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D. | 1975
- Wesleyan University, B.A. | 1972
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- United States Supreme Court