Meet the Attorneys
Eddie G. Shell
Born in Bertram, Texas
Graduated From Lampasas High School in 1969
Has Tried Over 200 Criminal and Civil Jury Trials
Licensed to Practice
- Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
Education
- University of Texas, Bachelor's Degree, 1974
- Antioch School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1980
Experience and Accolades
- Public Defender, Burnet County, Texas, 1988 - 90
- Elected County Attorney, Burnet County, Texas, 1990 - 92
- Voted: Best Attorney – 2009, 2012, 2013
- Voted: Best Law Firm – 2014, 2015 and 2019
Memberships
- Highland Lakes Bar Association, President, 1990
- State Bar of Texas
- Highland Lakes Criminal Defense Association, Vice-President, 2006 - 07
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Dale C. Shell
Born and Raised in Washington, D.C.
Licensed to Practice
- Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Education
- University of Maryland, Bachelor's Degree, 1971
- Antioch School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1980
Experience and Accolades
- Assistant County Attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1985 - 89
- Voted: Best Attorney – 2008 and 2016
- Voted: Best Law Firm – 2014, 2015 and 2019
Memberships
- Highland Lakes Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
Austin C. Shell
Born in Austin, Texas
Graduated With Honors From Marble Falls High School, 2002
Licensed to Practice
- Admitted to the Texas Bar in 2011
Education
- Texas A&M University, Bachelor's Degree, Biomedical Science, 2006
- Elected President of Law School Class, 2009 - 10
- Texas Southern University, Juris Doctorate, 2011
- Certification in Governmental Law
Accolades
- Helen Dawn Williams Mock Trial Competition, 2009
- Executive Board, Student Bar Association, 2009 - 10
- Executive Board, James M. Douglas Board of Advocates, 2009 - 11
- Senator Rodney Ellis Texas Legislative Internship Program
- The Task Force on Indigent Defense & Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions, 2010
- National Mock Trial Competition Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2010 - 11
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Simulation, 2010 - 11
- Judge for National Mock Trial Competition Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2014
- Voted: Best Law Firm – 2014, 2015 and 2019
- Voted: Best Attorney - 2020
Experience
- Galow & Smith, PC, 2010 - 11
- Shell & Shell, 2012 - Present
Memberships
- Highland Lakes Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
Watch
Austin Shell on the A&E series, “The Accused: Guilty or Innocent?” where he defends the innocence of a man on trial for his life and accused of Manslaughter in Llano County, Texas.
Bobbi J. Shell
Born in Garland, Texas
Graduated From Wills Point High School in 2003
Licensed to Practice
- Admitted to the Texas Bar in 2012
Education
- Texas A&M University, Bachelor's Degree, English / Philosophy, 2007
- South Texas College of Law, Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, 2012
Experience and Accolades
- South Texas College of Law Dean's Scholar
- Participant in Advanced Family Law Clinic
- The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Judicial Intern, 2010
- Burt Barr & O’Dea, LLP, 2011
- Judge for National Mock Trial Competition Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2014
- Voted: Best Law Firm – 2014, 2015 and 2019
Memberships
- Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary, Member, Public Relations Director, 2014
- Highland Lakes Bar Association, President 2014
- State Bar of Texas
- International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi
- American Bar Association
Michael Williams
From Goldthwaite, Texas
Graduated With Honors From Goldthwaite High School in 2008
Licensed to Practice
- Admitted to the Texas Bar in 2017
Education
- Texas Tech University, Bachelor's Degree, Finance, Magna Cum Laude, 2012
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2016
Experience
- Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock, Law Clerk, 2013
- McWhorter Cobb and Johnson, Law Clerk, 2014
- Texas Tech Law Ambassadors
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
Michael Brown
Born and raised in North Alabama
Licensed to Practice
- Admitted to the Texas Bar in 2019
- Previously licensed in Georgia and Alabama
Education
- Brigham Young University, 2003-2009
- Cumberland School of Law, 2009-2012
Experience
- King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, 2012-2015
- Clark & Washington, Atlanta, GA, 2015-2017
- Georgia Probate Law Group, Atlanta, GA, 2017-2018
- Ross, Molina, Oliveros, San Antonio, TX, 2018-2021
- Shell & Shell, Marble Falls, TX, 2021-present
Ross Lavin
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Licensed to Practice
- Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2008
- United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Education
- Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, BA English Literature, 1985
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, Juris Doctorate 1988
Experience and Accolades
- Shell & Shell, 1989 - 1994
- Private Practice of Law Belton, Texas, 1996 - 2005
- Private Practice of Law West Palm Beach, Florida, 2005 – 2024
- Shell & Shell, 2024 – Present
- Burnet County Attorney, 1994 – 1996
- Nolanville City Attorney - 2001
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- The Florida Bar
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2025
