Shane McClelland

Bar / Professional Activity

• Texas licensed to practice law 2004 - 2025, 2025
• Nebraska licensed to practice law 2017 - 2025., 2025
• Colorado licensed to practice law 2017 - 2025., 2025
• United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 2015 - 2025., 2025
• United States Southern District of Texas Courts 2015 - 2025., 2025
• United States Eastern District of Texas Courts 2015 - 2025., 2025
• United States Northern District of Texas Courts 2015 - 2025., 2025
• United States Western District of Texas Courts 2015 - 2025., 2025
• Member, Katy Bar Association 2018 - 2025., 2025
• Member of Katy Chamber of Commerce 2025., 2025
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member 2015 - 2025., 2025
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association 2015 - 2025., 2025
• Houston Bar Association, Member 2015 - 2020, 2020
• Member of Association of Former Law Clerks of the Eastern District of Texas 2015 - 2022, 2022
• Garland Walker Inns of Court 2007-2009, 2009
• Michelle F. Mehaffy American Inns of Court 2004 - 2006, 2006
• Law Clerk to United States District Judge Marcia A. Crone, Eastern District of Texas 2004 - 2006, 2004
• Interned, for now, United States District Court Judge George Hanks, 2003

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• multiple seven-figure and other large settlements in car wrecks, oil field injuries, burn victims, trucking, and premises liability cases., 2025
• large settlements in multiple car wrecks, oil field injuries, burn victims, trucking, and premise liability cases., 2024
• large settlements in multiple car wreck, trucking, and premise liability cases., 2023
• large settlements in multiple car wreck, trucking, and premise liability cases., 2022
• large settlements in multiple car wreck, premise liability, and first party insurance cases., 2021
• large settlements in multiple first party insurance cases., 2020
• large settlements in more than 60 Hurricane Harvey flood and windstorm cases, 2020
• large settlements in many automobile collision cases this year, 2020
• Qureshi v. United States, 600 F.3d 523 (5th Cir. 2010)5th Circuit Court of Appeals Remanded, 2010
• Howard v. Weston, 354 F. App’x 75 (5th Cir. 2009)Outcome: obtained favorable outcome for client no damages awarded, 2009

Videos

• This video describes an instant where our firm sucessfully resolved a slip and fall case in a client's home working collaboratively with defense counsel, stressing the importance of relationships with our clients. , Solving a Falling Injury Case in Discussion at Victim's Home | Law Office of Shane McClelland, PLLC, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2025
• This video describes the different types of cases our firm handles and how we seek to establish meaningful relationships with our clients in order to work to maximize the outcome of our clients' cases., Shane Puts Quality and Community Roots at the Forefront | Law Office of Shane McClelland, PLLC, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2025
• This video describes Law Office of Shane McClelland, PLLC and how it is serves clients in Katy, Texas and surrounding area and has deep roots in the community in which it serves., Shane McClelland is Katy's Hometown Lawyer | Law Office of Shane McClelland, PLLC, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2025
• Video on Law Office of Shane McClelland, PLLC and how it advocates and fights for its clients., Let Us Fight Your Battle and Win | Law Office of Shane McClelland, PLLC, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2025
• This is a biographical video about myself as an attorney and my client focused personal injury practice, Who Is Shane McClelland? | Law Office of Shane McClelland, PLLC, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2025
• Video on auto accidents, Shane McClelland car wrecks, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• Benefits of hiring a local attorney , Benefits of hiring a local attorney, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• Video about personal injury attorney in Katy, Texas, Shane McClelland personal injury attorney, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• Video on motorcycle wrecks, Motorcycle accidents in Katy, Texas, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Motorcycle Accidents, motorcycle wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• Auto accident video, Car Accident lawyer in Katy Texas, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• Car Accident Attorney in Katy Texas, Car Accident Attorney in Katy Texas, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2022
• Law Office of Shane McClelland's perspective on car wrecks., Car wreck, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2022
• This is a summary of the Law Office of Shane McClelland's mission, Law Office of Shane McClelland, All Industries, 2020
• This is a short video for business owners., Message to business owners, 2022
• Law Office of Shane McClelland prides itself on giving individuals who have suffered an injury because of someone else's negligence the personalized representation and attention their case deserves., Personal Injury, All Individuals, 2020
• Overview of the Law Office of Shane McClelland, Local Katy Lawyer, All Industries, 2020
• Law Office of Shane McClelland serves its clients who have been injured because of someone else's negligence by giving them the personalized representation they deserve., Personal Injury 1, All Individuals, 2020
• Law Office of Shane McClelland serves individuals who have suffered because of a natural disaster, like a hurricane or flood., Natural Disasters, All Industries, 2020
• Law Office of Shane McClelland helps small businesses find reasonable and practical solutions to their legal problems., Business Disputes, All Industries, 2020

Representative Clients

• Represented multiple clients and achieved seven-figure and other large settlements in car wrecks, oil field injuries, burn victims, trucking, and premises liability cases., 2025
• large settlements in multiple car wrecks, oil field injuries, burn victims, trucking, and premise liability cases., 2024
• Represented many injured individuals with severe injuries in premise liability cases., 2024
• Represented many injured individuals with severe spinal cord and neck injuries in car wreck cases., 2023
• Represented many injured individuals with severe injuries in premise liability cases., 2023
• Represented client injured with severe traumatic brain injury from car wreck case., 2022

Pro bono / Community Service

• American Diabetes Association 2015 - 2025, 2025
• Susan G. Komen breast cancer research foundation in 2024 - 2025., 2025
• Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) 2015 - 2025, 2025
• Young Life Katy West Houston adult board member 2015 - 2025., 2025
• James E. Taylor High School Playmakers from 2021 - 2024, 2024
• Charm prison ministries, 2014
• Carrie's Heart, 2014

Honors

• Super Lawyer chose me as a Texas Super Lawyer in personal injury in 2024., Super Lawyer - personal injury, Super Lawyers, 2025
• Super Lawyer chose me as a Texas Super Lawyer in personal injury in 2024., Super Lawyer - personal injury, Super Lawyers, 2024
• Super Lawyer chose me as a Texas Super Lawyer in personal injury in 2023., Super Lawyer - personal injury, Super Lawyers, 2023
• Super Lawyer chose me as a Texas Super Lawyer in personal injury in 2022., Super Lawyer - personal injury, Super Lawyers, 2022
• Super Lawyer chose me as a Texas Super Lawyer in personal injury in 2021., Super Lawyer - personal injury, Super Lawyers, 2021
• Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Personal Injury Attorney, Avvo 2015 -2025, Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Personal Injury Attorney, Avvo, Avvo, 2025
• Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Personal Injury Attorney, Avvo 2015 -2025, Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Personal Injury Attorney, Avvo, Avvo, 2024
• Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Personal Injury Attorney, Avvo 2015 -2025, Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Personal Injury Attorney, Avvo, Avvo, 2023
• Avvo Client's Choice Award 2018 - 2022, Avvo Client's Choice Award, Avvo, 2022
• Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Employment Attorney, Avvo 2015 - 2020, Ranked as a 10.0 Superb and Top Employment Attorney, Avvo, Avvo, 2020
• Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star 2014 - 2016, Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016
• Houstonia Top Lawyer in Houston 2014 - 2015, Houstonia Top Lawyer, Houstonia Magazine, 2015
• President Obama, President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2014
• Texas Young Lawyers Association President's Award of Merit for authoring sections in Employment Handbook for Small Businesses, Texas Young Lawyers Association President's Award of Merit, Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2008
• South Texas Law Review editor 2003 - 2004, Law Review Editor, South Texas Law Review, 2004

Educational Background

• South Texas College of Law, JD, 2004
• University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in History, 1998

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• This is an article that I wrote that explains and analyzes where fatal car wrecks have occurred in Katy Texas over the past five years., Author, Where fatal accidents have occurred in Katy over the past five years, Katy Times, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Car Wrecks, Car Collisions, Auto Accidents, Auto Wrecks, Auto collisions, Damages, Wrongful Death, 2023
• This is an article that I wrote that explains the dangers of driving while distracted and advice on how to help teenagers drive safely., Author, This football season, empower teens to combat distracted driving, Katy Times, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• Article that I wrote that points out the most dangerous intersections in Katy, Texas in hopes that Katy drivers will drive safely through those intersections to decrease the number of car wrecks., Author, A look at Katy's most dangerous intersections, Katy Times, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• This is an article that I wrote about the increase in car accidents because of the growth in and outside of Katy and the expansion of the Grand Parkway (99)., Author, Recent Population Growth Leads To More Car Accidents, Katy Times, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Car Wrecks, 2023
• Article on thoughts on how to communicate with an insurance company after a car accident., author, How to Deal with an Insurance Company After a Car Wreck, Legal Reader, Personal Injury, Car Wreck, Car Accident, 2023
• Article on thoughts on how to help inform a teenager what to do if she is in a car wreck. , author, How to Help Your Teen Handle a Car Accident, HG.org, Personal Injury, Car Accident, Car Wreck, Auto wreck, Auto Accident, 2023
• An article proposing ideas on how to be a sucessful solo practitioner., author, How to Successfully Elevate Your Solo Practice in 2023, Attorney at Law Magazine, Personal Injury, Law Firm Management, General Public, 2023
• An article offering suggestions on the top 5 things needed to be a top lawyer in a specific area of law., Author, Top Lawyers: Shane McClelland On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law, Medium Magazine, Personal Injury, 2023
• An article addressing how an attorney can become more involved in his community., Author, Five ways local businesses can become more involved in the community, Katy Times, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, Consumers, General Public, 2023
• An article addressing the potential impact of IA and ChatGPT, contributor, ChatGPT and Legal Contracts: What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know Read, DocPro, Personal Injury, General Public, 2023
• Interview with Ben Ari on five things you need to become a top lawyer in the specific field in which you practice. Can you tell us a bit about the nature of your practice and what you focus on?I am passionate about helping individuals and families whose lives have been affected or devastated by the negligence of others. No one should have to face big insurance companies alone. That’s why I devote my time to helping people who have been injured in a car wreck or suffered another personal injury. I serve my clients by walking shoulder to shoulder with them through the entire legal process, from what to do right after a car wreck through trial. I seek to build a relationship with my clients (it is called an attorney-client relationship for a reason) because building a relationship with my clients helps me more effectively serve their needs.You are a successful attorney. Which three character traits do you think were most instrumental to your success? What unique qualities do you have that others may not? Can you please share a story or example for each?Empathy, compassion, and hard work. There have been some tough times in my life. I know what it is like to feel pain. Being empathetic helps me understand the pain that my clients have endured. Similarly, being compassionate has helped me focus on what is happening in my client’s life and concentrate all of my energy on doing what is best for them. You have to work hard if you want to be successful in whatever career you choose or to achieve your goals. As an attorney, you have to be willing to put in the hours to learn and hone your skills because the law is ever-changing. I spend hours refining my communication skills so that I can speak effectively for my clients., Author / Interviewee, Top Lawyers: Shane McClelland On The 5 ThingsYou Need To Become A Top Lawyer In YourSpecific Field of Law, Authority Magazine, Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Automobile wrecks, Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Car Collisions, Automobile Collisions, 2023
• Employment & Labor Relations Law, ABA Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 4: Rule 68 in Employment Litigation: The Who, What, When, and How (co-author), co-author, Employment & Labor Relations Law, ABA Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 4: Rule 68 in Employment Litigation: The Who, What, When, and How, Employment & Labor Relations Law, ABA Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 4, All Businesses, 2007
• Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Protecting Business Assets: Unfair Competition, Non-Competes & Trade Secrets Newsletter, Sword & Shield: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, January 2007 (co-author), co-author, Protecting Business Assets: Unfair Competition, Non-Competes & Trade Secrets Newsletter, Sword & Shield: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., All Businesses, 2007
• Civil Pretrial Proceedings: All I Really Need To Know I Learned in First-Year Law School, Jefferson County Bar Association, Beaumont, Texas, January 2007 (co-author), co-author, Civil Pretrial Proceedings: All I Really Need To Know I Learned in First-Year Law School, Jefferson County Bar Association, All Businesses, 2007
• A Sword and Shield—The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and How Employers Can Protect Their Trade Secrets, Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, December 2006 (contributor), contributor, A Sword and Shield—The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and How Employers Can Protect Their Trade Secrets, Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, All Businesses, 2006
• Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. National Employment Perspective Newsletter, Texas Supreme Court Revises Non-Compete Enforcement Standards, October 2006, contributor, National Employment Perspective Newsletter, Texas Supreme Court Revises Non-Compete Enforcement Standards, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., All Businesses, 2006

Other Outstanding Achievements

• I successfully negotiated several figure settlements for clients who were catastrophically and permanently injured or the heirs and estate of clients who passed away in horrific accidents., 2025

• Automobile Accidents
• Automobile Collisions
• Automobile wrecks
• Car Accidents
• Car Collisions
• Car Wrecks
• General Public
• Personal Injury

“I have been opposite Shane McClelland on a case and while he was a tough opponent, he was a great advocate for his Client and a professional to deal with on many levels.”

“I have personally been opposite Shane McClelland in litigation and he is passionate about serving and advocating for his clients.”

“Shane is quick on his feet and driven to deliver results.”