Assertive Defense & Smart Legal Strategies

Barry D. Sheppard

Location:

Chicago, IL

Phone:

(312) 443-1233

Fax:

312-609-0578

Email:

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Barry D. Sheppard has been practicing criminal defense law for over 40 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 the most serious sex offense cases.

Mr. Sheppard has extensive trial experience with "cutting edge" legal issues including DNA forensic science and internet sex solicitation cases. His practice 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). He is a member of the federal trial bar and admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit Court of appeals, and other jurisdictions.

Areas Of Practice

Criminal Defense Law
Criminal Law - Federal
Criminal Law - State
Frauds
Homicides
Date Rapes
Aggravated DUI
DNA Forensic Science Cases
Sex Offenses
Internet Sex Offenses
Drug Trafficking
Child Pornography

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1976
California, 1978
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1976
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court District of Arizona
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Education

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1976
- Honors: Dean's List
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
- B.S. - 1972
- Honors: cum laude