Barry D. Sheppard & Associates

BARRY D. SHEPPARD

Barry D. Sheppard has been practicing criminal defense law for over 30 years. He began his career as a public defender in 1976 where he developed a penchant for "taking on the long shot." He has won acquittals for clients charged with every type of offense ranging from Homicides to Frauds to "Date Rapes" to Driving Under the Influence.

Mr. Sheppard has extensive trial experience with "cutting edge" legal issues including DNA forensic science and Internet Sex Solicitation cases. His practice has a heavy concentration of defense of drug trafficking and possession cases which has taken him to courts throughout the country (Illinois, California, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, and Florida) as well as abroad (New Zealand).

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Bar Admissions: State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Federal Trial Bar in the U.S. District Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Law School: DePaul University College of Law, 1976; Contributing author to DePaul Law Review, Dean’s List Honoree
Undergraduate:Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1972, Cum Laude
Bar/Professional Organizations: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Decalogue Society of Lawyers, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, The NORML Legal Committee, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Constitutional Rights Foundation
Other Relevant Employment Experience: Cook County Public Defender´s Office, Cook County Sheriff´s Office