Background
Shepherd, Stewart Robert was born on September 9, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Stewart and LaVina Beatrice (Nereim) Shepherd.
Shepherd, Stewart Robert was born on September 9, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Stewart and LaVina Beatrice (Nereim) Shepherd.
Rockford College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Member, 1971-1973; Comment Editor, 1972-1973, University of Chicago Law Review.
Associate Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, 1973-1975, Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, 1975-1979, partner, 1979-1996, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, 1996.
Comment, "Damage Distribution in Class Actions—The Cy Pres Remedy," 39 University of Chicago Law Review 448, 1972.
Chicago and American (Member, Section of Taxation) Bar Associations. Employee Benefits, Federal Taxation.
Married Margaret Brownell Shoop, August 14, 1970. Children: Elisabeth Ashby, Megan Brownell, Blair Stewart.