Background
Sheppard Stafford, Laura was born on November 1, 1966 in Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Sheppard Stafford, Laura was born on November 1, 1966 in Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Wheaton College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1988). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1993).
Worked at Walton & Stafford, Professional Corporation (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Products Liability Defense, Construction Claims, Debtor & Creditor Collections, Securities Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Civil Appeals, Tort Defense, Complex & Multi-District Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1993, Michigan. Recipient, Departmental Honors, English Literature Prize.
Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Litigation Section). Walton & Stafford, Professional Corporation specializes in representing businesses in trial and appellate litigation.
Areas of expertise include: contract and Uniform Commercial Code matters. Cases arising under Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the securities laws, banking laws and other statutory schemes.
Shareholder disputes.
Real estate litigation, including receiverships and complex foreclosures. Collections and collateral recovery. Construction litigation.
Product and premises liability defense.
Trademark disputes; and class-actions and multi-district litigation. Based in Detroit, Michigan, the firm practices in all Michigan trial and appellate courts as well as the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States Supreme Court.
Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Litigation Section).