Ken Sheppard, Jr. graduated from Ohio Northern University with a Bachelors of Arts in 1996; and then graduated with a Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University Law School in 1999. He later graduated with with an LL.M. in Taxation (Master’s Degree) in 2000 from the University of Denver .
Attorney Sheppard began his legal career by working as a Summer Law Clerk at the Massillon, Ohio Prosecutor’s Office for two summers. During the time he was preparing to take the Ohio Bar Exam, he worked as a Law Clerk for a boutique estate planning law office in Boardman, Ohio. After one year of serving as Director of Advanced Planning for a prestigious wealth management firm in Perrysburg, Ohio, Kenneth started Sheppard Law Offices in 2005 as a tax and bankruptcy attorney law practice in Columbus, Ohio.
Ken opened the law firm of Sheppard Law Offices, Co., L.P.A. as a sole shareholder in 2005. He focuses his law practice on bankruptcy, taxation, as well as estate planning and probate matters.
Professional and Bar Association Memberships
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Licking County Bar Association
Westerville Bar Association
Knox County Bar Association
Credit Education Coalition
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Workplace Benefits Legal Network Attorney
Hyatt Legal Services Attorney
ARAG Network Attorney
Former Pre-Paid Legal Services Referral Attorney
Former Legal Club of America Network Attorney
Columbus Young Professional Club
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Licking County Chamber of Commerce
Awards and Recognition
Ohio Super Lawyers (Ohio Rising Star) – Bankruptcy 2012, 2013
Relevant Continuing Legal Education Training
Bankruptcy Nuts & Bolts
Consumer Bankruptcy: Chapter 7
Consumer Bankruptcy: Chapter 13
Bankruptcy Boot Camp
Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Fundamentals
2012 Bench Bar Conference
2012 Fall Consumer Bankruptcy Symposium
2010 Fall Consumer Bankruptcy Symposium
Federal Bar Exam Review Course
2nd Annual Tax Controversy Forum
Domestic Relations: Property Division
Child Support Issues
Domestic Relations: Update
What Family Court Judges Want You to Know