Background
Shepard, Michael J. was born on October 27, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Shepard, Michael J. was born on October 27, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974). Stanford Law School (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe (San Francisco, California) specializing in White Collar Criminal Defense, Trials. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Illinois. 1979, California.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif.
Senior Articles Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1976. Law Clerk to Honorary Walter J. Cummings, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1977-1978.
Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1984-1992.
Chief, Public Integrity Section, United States. Department of Justice, 1992-1993.
Interim United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1993. Member, Attorney General"s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys, 1993.
Member, Attorney General"s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys, 1993.