Background
Shields, Claude A. L. was born on June 2, 1954 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles D. and Jacqueline (Lord) Shields.
Shields, Claude A. L. was born on June 2, 1954 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles D. and Jacqueline (Lord) Shields.
Bachelor in Economics, Dickinson College, 1976. Juris Doctor, Villanova University, 1980.
Associate attorney, Lipkin, Marshall, Bohornd and Adams, Pottsville, 1980-1982;
attorney in private practice, Pottsville, 1982-1986;
solicitor, County Coroner, Pottsville, 1982-1983;
solicitor, County Contr., Pottsville, 1983-1986;
solicitor, Redevelopment authority, City of Pottsville, 1982-1986;
district attorney, Schuylkill County, since 1986. Project director North Center Highway Safety Network, Pottsville, since 1988. Special deputy attorney general, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1991.
President Pennsylvania District Attorney Association, 1994-1995. Vice president Pennsylvania District Attorney Institute, 1994-1995.
Campaign manager Holden for Congress, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1992. Member Executive Committee Schuylkill County Democratic Party, Pottsville, since 1985. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Schuylkill County Bar Association, National District Attorneys Association, Attorney General's Medical Legal Advisory Board, Yorkville Hose Company, Lions, Ancient Order Hibernians in American (Irishman of Year 1988), Pennsylvania District Attorney Institute (president 1995-1996).
Married Jane M. Bohannon, September 11, 1982. Children: Conor, Caitlin, Courtney.