Jim Shepherd, Attorney - General civil practice

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance - Baylor University
                     Juris Doctor                                    - Baylor University

Memberships, Appointments and Committees:

Richardson City Council Member:  May 1995 -May 2007
C ity Council Committees: 

• City Plan Commission
• Education Committee – Chairman, Collin County Bond Committee
• Audit Committe
• Dallas Exchange Committee

Board of Trustees, Richardson Independent School District 1988 - 1992
                 President                    1991 - 1992
                  Vice President           1989 - 1991

Prior charitable and civic positions:

• Richardson Medical Center Foundation – Chairman
• Leadership Richardson Advisory Board-Chairman
• Richardson Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association – Chairman
• Richardson Bar Association – President
• Richardson Chamber of Commerce - Vice Chairman
• Boys & Girls Club of Richardson - Vice President
• Richardson Noon Lions Club – President
• Richardson Rotary Club – Director

Professional licenses and memberships:

Admitted to practice before:

• Texas state courts, including the Texas Supreme Court
• Federal district courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
• U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court.

Member of:

•  American Bar Association
• Collin County Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Texas City Attorney Association
• National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas

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