Admitted
Arizona, 1982
Board certification
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Location
Mercaldo Law Firm, Tucson
Discipline history
None on public record (checked 2026-09-30)
Affiliation
Not affiliated with Blueshoe
UNAFFILIATED ATTORNEY
W Daniel Shelton
Attorney, Mercaldo Law Firm
Not affiliated with Blueshoe.
W Daniel Shelton is an Attorney at Mercaldo Law Firm in Tucson. B.S. in psychology, Oklahoma State University, 1977; J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1981. Admitted to practice in Arizona and Oklahoma in 1982.
Has represented plaintiffs in personal injury matters since 1982 and focused on medical negligence claims since 1996. Admitted before the U.S. District Courts for Arizona and the Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, and the Ninth and Tenth Circuits. During law school served as an instructor in administrative law and participated in the Moot Court Program.
Credentials
- Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
- AV Preeminent peer-review rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Member, American Association for Justice (Birth Injury and Medical Negligence sections)
- Member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
Practice
- Medical malpractice
- Wrongful death
- Catastrophic injury
W Daniel Shelton is not affiliated with Blueshoe. Profile based on W’s biography at mercaldo.com, read 2026-09-30. Discipline checked against the Presiding Disciplinary Judge’s decisions and the State Bar’s record. W can update or remove this profile at any time. All attorneys