Kelsey Mills Shofner

I am a dynamic and highly strategic corporate attorney with over 9 years of commercial contract expertise and a proven track record of balancing legal and business priorities to facilitate purposeful growth. I work with owner operated businesses from start-up to sale. I guide businesses through entity formation, contract package formation, contract review and negotiation, employment policy formation, hiring practice formation, employee categorization, employee termination, and eventual sale.

I earned my Juris Doctorate degree in 2013 from The University of Colorado Law School and my Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Communication, as well as a Business Foundation Certification, from The University of Texas at Austin in 2009. Prior to forming Shofner Consulting, PLLC, I was in-house counsel at a local company focusing on contract management and HR advising.

University of Colorado Law School

2013

University of Texas - Austin

B.S. (2009) | Corporate Communication

2005 - 2009

Senior Attorney

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2022 - Current

Corporate Formation, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Commercial Contracts

Managing Member

Shofner Consulting, PLLC

2020 - 2022

Outside In-House Counsel - Business Formation, Corporate Governance Documents, Standard Contract Document Package Advising, Contract Review, Contract Negotiation, Contract Management, Employee Handbook Package, Employment Law Advising, Manager Training, FMLA/ADA Advising, FLSA Advising, Severance Agreements, Trademark Filings, Copyright Protection Advising, Trade Secret Protection Advising, General Business Advising.

Assistant General Counsel & Director of Legal Compliance

GMR Protection Resources, Inc.

2013 - 2019

Spearhead legal, compliance, and risk assessment for facility analysis and engineering firm. Drafted, reviewed, and analyzed variety of commercial contracts with vendors, customers, and third parties, securing key provisions: termination, indemnity, warranty, and payment. Advised executive team and senior management, provided hands-on operational, business management, and legal expertise.

Dallas Bar Association

2020 - Current

Attorneys Serving the Community

2020 - Current

State Bar of Texas  # 24088410

2013 - Current

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 24088410

Since 2013