Title: Member
Shane O’Dell focuses his practice on driving value for his clients.
Whether evaluating a situation to determine if litigation is necessary,
drafting, reviewing, or revising documents to avoid litigation, or revising
current policies and procedures to attempt to avoid litigation and maximize
risk transfer, Shane’s primary goal is to effectively and efficiently
advise the client as to the best result. Advising clients to make sound
business decisions, pre-litigation, during a battle in court, or in the
post-judgment phase, is the ultimate goal.
Shane’s practice has commonly involved representing individuals and
businesses as Defendants, but has represented his clients as Plaintiffs
if necessary. His clients and experiences span a large variety of industries
and areas of the law including construction, real estate, franchise, restaurant/hospitality,
transportation, commercial general liability, commercial litigation, construction
defect, workplace injury, nonsubscriber, landlord/tenant, professional
liability, personal liability, first party property, bad faith, entrepreneurs,
oil and gas, and among others.
Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
State of Texas, 2008
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
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Education
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
J.D. – 2008
Baylor University, Waco, Texas
B.A. – 2005
Published Works
Texas Administrative Procedure Act Section 2001.176, Justification and
Necessity for Specialized, Local Administrative Appeals Courts, 9 Tex.
Tech. Admin. L. J. 153, 2007
Honors and Awards
Fort Worth Magazine 2014, 2015 Top Attorneys (Personal Injury Defense)
Fort Worth Magazine 2016, 2017 Top Attorneys (Civil Law - Litigation)
Charles P. Bubany Outstanding Service Award, 2008
Excellence in Service Award – Texas Tech School of Law, 2008
Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Staff Editor, 2006 – 2008
Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Executive Student Comment Editor,
2007 – 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas, Member
International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
Texas Young Lawyers Associations
Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Past Employment Positions
Carnahan Thomas, 2008 – 2012
Fraternities/Sororities
Alpha Phi Omega
Phi Alpha Delta