About Leah Marie
Leah Marie Shellberg built her path to the law on a foundation in communication. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, finishing that diploma in 2006. The transition from mass verbal exchange to law felt herbal to her: each fields demand clean thinking and the ability to give an explanation for complex ideas to different audiences.
She attended Elon University School of Law and received her J.D. in 2013. Law faculty years rounded out study room learn about with practical workouts. Courses and clinics exposed her to litigation basics, client counseling and legal studies. Those experiences formed how she approaches problem solving in client things.
Shellberg is licensed to practice in North Carolina. After law school she moved into practice within the state and joined Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Altamura LLP. At the company she serves as a member of the legal team dealing with things that require attention in North Carolina courts and administrative boards. Her work has covered drafting pleadings, preparing submissions for proceedings, and advising clients on procedural and substantive problems.
Her background in mass verbal exchange nevertheless informs her work. She makes a speciality of clean, direct written advocacy and realistic explanations for clients who can be unfamiliar with legal processes. She balances courtroom preparation with client counseling. The mission is to gift alternatives in straightforward phrases and to put together for the next step, whether that is a bargaining, a listening to, or trial.
Colleagues describe her as methodical in preparing things for court and realistic when weighing alternatives with clients. She brings the identical cautious awareness to files and deadlines that she utilized at some point of law program and in early practice. She also locations significance on staying recent with developments in North Carolina regulation and procedure.
Outside of the workplace, she has maintained connections to the legal community in the state. Those ties help when coordinating with opposing counsel, court personnel, and administrative businesses. They additionally inform her point of view on how nearby practice and statewide rules interact.
She practices law in North Carolina as a member of Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Altamura LLP. Her recent practice focuses on representing clients in matters arising beneath North Carolina law.
