BALTIMORE, MD, June 09, 2023 - Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to honor Robert A. Shelton, Esq., with inclusion in Who's Who in the World. An accomplished listee, Mr. Shelton celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

A prominent attorney of more than 45 years, Mr. Shelton has been a partner at Shelton and Carey LLP in Baltimore since 2010. Specializing in general corporate, banking, finance, and the corporate aspects of health care, he more recently began focusing his time on negotiating a construction contract to develop a $2 billion hydroelectric project in Guyana on behalf of its developer, Southern Caribbean Cable Company. Mr. Shelton also now serves as the organization's board chair.

Mr. Shelton previously served as a partner at Venable LLP in Baltimore from 1974 to 2010. A highly-ranked law firm, he oversaw many complex matters and high-profile cases. Moreover, Mr. Shelton was noted for his contributions to the proceedings of the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 as an associate special counsel on the House judiciary committee. Years later, during the summer of 2018, he also helped record the material for the Nixon Library in New York. Among many career highlights throughout his extensive career, Mr. Shelton recalls his role in saving the Greater Southeast Hospital in Washington, D.C., from bankruptcy, which services a minority neighborhood.

Heavily involved in his community, Mr. Shelton has served as a citizen member of the Board of Finance for the City of Baltimore since 2022 and trustee for the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the Dome Corporation for Hopkins Institution, and Sterling College in Vermont. Among various other roles, he has been recognized as a trustee emeritus and board chair of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Moreover, Mr. Shelton is a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Mr. Shelton graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelor of Arts in history, cum laude, in 1963. He subsequently garnered a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Harvard University in 1966. Mr. Shelton has been admitted to practice by the Maryland Bar Association, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Remaining abreast of current trends in the field, Mr. Shelton was also active as an executive committee member of the Baltimore Bar Association. Highly rated by his peers, Martindale Hubbell has also recognized him as an AV Pre-eminent attorney.

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