CHRISTOPHER J. SHEPARD
EXPERIENCE:
Chris Shepard developed his education and training for the legal profession with an emphasis in being a highly adaptable general practitioner. Both his legal education and his experience since joining the firm in August 2007, crisscross the spectrum from the transactional drawing board to the litigational fora. Chris strives to develop his legal practice with the optimal blend of breadth of experience and depth of knowledge much as his pre-law endeavors greeted him with high levels of success in both the athletic and the intellectual arenas.
FOCUS OF PRACTICE:
Civil Litigation Defense and Workers Compensation Defense; Estate, Trust and Business Planning; Corporate Law; Energy, Agriculture, and Property Law; Sports Law; Transactions.
SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS:
Delta Mu Delta National Business Honor Society. Blue Key National Honor Society. Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. Cum Laude Graduate of Baker University. ACMA National Moot Court Tournament "Top Orator" Award Recipient.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Member of the Barton County, State of Kansas, and American Bar Associations; ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; ABA and KBA Young Lawyers Division.
EDUCATION AND BAR ADMISSIONS
B.A., 2004, Baker University; J.D., 2007, University of Kansas; Admitted to Practice in Kansas and the United States District Court of Kansas, 2007.