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