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Barry D. Sheppard - Chicago, IL

180 North LaSalle StreetSuite 2510 Chicago, IL 60601 - 2705

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Updated: 08/28/2018

Chicago Criminal Defense Law Lawyer

Overview

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.

About Barry D. Sheppard

Practice Areas

  • 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

Qualifications

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

Other Affiliations

  • 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
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Past Positions

  • Cook County Public Defender's Office
  • Cook County Sheriff's Office

Education

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

Office Information

Address

180 North LaSalle StreetSuite 2510 Chicago, IL 60601 - 2705

Fax

  • 312-609-0578

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Included on the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list

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