Shepherd Law Firm



 

Sterling Bank Building
Suite 200
1901 N. Central Expressway

Richardson, TX  75080-3528

Phone:   972-234-3117
Fax    :   972-889-3827

E-mail:   jim@jshepherdlaw.com



Serving Richardson, Texas and the surrounding area since 1977

Practices

Computers and Software
Corporate Law
Debtor and Creditor
Eminent Domain
Government Contracts
Government Relations
Land Use and Planning
Land Use Litigation
Municipal Law
Probate
Real Estate Finance &  Development
State & Local Government Law
Tax-Exempt Organizations & Charitable Entities
Trusts & Estates
Wills
Zoning


Experience

    * Represents technology and other corporate clients, and their employees, in the legal areas of corporate, partnerships, trusts and estates, real estate and collections.
    * Represents clients in mergers and acquisitions.
    * Represents an array of local governments in land planning, regulatory issues, and inter-local agreements.
    * Represents local governments in the organization and administration of special districts for infrastructure development, emergency services, and land use opportunities.
    * Represents clients in economic development plans and tax incentive plans.
    * Represents clients in zoning and land use issues as they relate to growth, development and re-development.

Membership

    * Member, State Bar of Texas
    * Member, Dallas Bar Association
    * Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas
    * Member, American Bar Association
    * Member, Collin County Bar Association
    * Member, Texas City Attorney Association

Education

    * J.D., Baylor Law School, 1977
    * B.B.A., Baylor University, 1976



(972) 234-3117 Phone
(972) 889-3827 Fax
Email:  Jim@JShepherdLaw.com





Speeches                

August 25, 2007

June 15, 2007

April 12, 2007

April 28, 2005


Speaker, Budgets, Taxes, and Politics


Speaker, Plat and Subdivision Law, Dallas, Texas

Speaker, MUDS and SUDS, Austin, Texas


Speaker, Basics of Municipal Law in Texas

June 30, 2004 Speaker, Special Utility Districts
June 2003    
 Speaker, Public-Private Partnerships, Public Watchdog or Developer’s Lapdog?
October 2001      Speaker, Duties of the City Council, University of Texas at Dallas
September 2001  Speaker, Open Meetings Laws, Dallas, Texas
June 2001  
 Speaker, The Politics of Zoning, Presentations to the Institute for Local Government Studies of the Center for American and International Law, Dallas and Plano, Texas