Attorneys

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).

VITAL STATISTICS:

• 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

ADAM J. SHEPPARD 

Adam Sheppard joined Barry D. Sheppard & Associates, P.C. as an attorney in 2005. Prior thereto Mr. Sheppard gained extensive trial experience with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office where he was honored to be the recipient of the Jack Carey Merit Award Scholarship. Adam Sheppard also received Merit Award Scholarships to Chicago-Kent College of Law, DePaul University College of Law, John Marshall Law School, the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Merit Award Scholarship, the CALI Award for excellence in the area of Futures-Commodities Regulations, and Finalist in the Charles Evans Hughes Oral Advocacy Competition. Adam Sheppard’s written work on criminal appeals, post-conviction matters, as well as in administrative review and other civil causes has been a valuable asset to this firm.

VITAL STATISTICS:

• Bar Admissions: State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Federal Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
• Law School: Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2005, Merit-Award Scholarship for admittance to law school, Jack Carey Merit Award Scholarship, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Merit Award Scholarship, the CALI Award for excellence in the area of Futures-Commodities Regulations, Finalist in the Charles Evans Hughes Oral Advocacy Competition, Dean´s Lists Honoree
• Undergraduate: University of Colorado, Boulder, 2002, Dean´s List Honoree
• Bar/Professional Organizations: Chicago Bar Association (Editorial Board), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (Criminal Committee), Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Decalogue Society of Lawyer, Constitutional Rights Foundation (Lawyer in the Classroom), Young Lawyers Division of Jewish United Fund, NORML legal committee, Families Against Mandatory Minimums.
• Other Relevant Employment Experience: Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court; Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office.
• Publications: Decalogue Newsletter