Currently completing her articles with Burrison Hudani Doris LLP, Shelby graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2024 with a specialization in Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and the Administration of Justice, and was awarded the Albert Weisbrot Q.C. Prize for achieving the highest standing in an advanced family law course. Shelby also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Business from the University of Waterloo.

During law school, Shelby participated in the Walsh Family Law Negotiation Competition and earned the Distinguished Oralist award in the Lerner’s Cup Mooting Competition. She also completed a placement in the Osgoode Mediation Clinical Program where she provided free mediation and conflict resolution services to parties at Small Claims Courts in the GTA.

Shelby volunteered with Luke’s Place, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women and children navigating the family law process and acted as Vice-President of the Osgoode Hall Family Law Association as well as Senior Director of Operations at Fair Change. Through her time at Fair Change, she oversaw a student-run, lawyer-supervised pro bono poverty law legal clinic and assisted with the preparation for Fair Change’s Charter Challenge that was successfully argued before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.