Shelbi Barnhouse
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
Full-time faculty
Shelbi Barnhouse brings nearly 25 years of commercial litigation experience to the classroom. She joined the Legal Analysis, Writing and Research faculty as an adjunct lecturer in Fall 2024 and became a full-time professor in Fall 2025.
Professor Barnhouse earned both her Plan II undergraduate degree and her J.D. from The University of Texas. She began her legal career at Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal in Dallas, where she practiced high-stakes business and securities litigation as an associate and later as a partner. She then joined Amy Stewart Law as Of Counsel, representing clients in complex insurance coverage disputes. In addition to her teaching, Professor Barnhouse serves as President of the Board of Trustees for The Kessler School, an independent PreK–8 school in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas.
Professor Barnhouse teaches first-year legal writing and an upper-level professional writing course, Discovery in Action: Writing for Litigation Success, which prepares students for real-world discovery and litigation practice.
Professor Barnhouse earned both her Plan II undergraduate degree and her J.D. from The University of Texas. She began her legal career at Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal in Dallas, where she practiced high-stakes business and securities litigation as an associate and later as a partner. She then joined Amy Stewart Law as Of Counsel, representing clients in complex insurance coverage disputes. In addition to her teaching, Professor Barnhouse serves as President of the Board of Trustees for The Kessler School, an independent PreK–8 school in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas.
Professor Barnhouse teaches first-year legal writing and an upper-level professional writing course, Discovery in Action: Writing for Litigation Success, which prepares students for real-world discovery and litigation practice.
Area of expertise
- Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
Education
B.A., highest honors, The University of Texas
J.D., honors, The University of Texas School of Law
Courses
Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
Discovery in Action: Writing for Litigation Success