​Bud Sheppard, a Jackson native who frequents the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is the Founder of Sheppard Law Firm, P.A., a firm dedicated to personal injury, criminal defense, contracts, landlord-tenant disputes, and estate planning. The firm is committed to achieving client satisfaction and carries the motto “Go Where the Injured Go!”

 

Before founding Sheppard Law Firm, Bud was an Associate Attorney at Porter & Malouf, P.A., focusing on multidistrict litigation and personal injury. He clerked for the Honorable Taylor B. McNeel on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi College School of Law in 2021, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi College Law Review, leading the publication of Volume 39 and receiving the Best Comment Award for his article “The Dormant Right to Plant-Based Food.” While in law school, Bud also interned for the Honorable Cory T. Wilson on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and Mississippi State Treasurer David McRae. He received numerous litigation awards for his Moot Court Board activity.

 

Bud earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics with a minor in Latin from Loyola University New Orleans, where he served as Student Body President and Chief Justice of the student body.

 

Active in the Jackson legal and civic community, Bud has served as Treasurer of the Jackson Young Lawyers Association, earning JYL’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award in 2022. He also founded the Magnolia Club, a social network focused on advancing the city of Jackson and the state of Mississippi. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi, the Board of Trustees for the Phoenix Club of Jackson, and the Board of Governors of the Mississippi Association for Justice (MAJ), representing Hinds County. Bud is also a member of the 2023-2024 Leadership Mississippi Bar class.

 

Bud and his wife, Emily, recently welcomed their firstborn son, and are excited for this new chapter in their lives. Outside of work, Bud enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and being active in the community.

 

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