Shepherd Law Firm

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
City Council Committees

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

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

Prior charitable and civic positions:

  • Collin County Bar Association - DIrector
  • Collin County Estate & Probate Section - Chairman
  • 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, Treasurer, President

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:

  • Collin County Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Association
  • Texas City Attorney Association
  • American Bar Association

Honors:

  • Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Rotary Clubs of Richardson, Ethics Award - 2007
  • Richardson Jaycees Outstanding Citizen Award – 1989
  • Martindale Hubble Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent, Highest rating