Thomas Michael Shepherd

Thomas Michael Shepherd

Shepherd Law, LLC • Atlanta, GA
Contracts AgreementsBusiness LitigationEmployment LawGeneral Practice

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Contact

Email
Phone
(678) 904-9530
Address
3353 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326, US

Professional

About

With over seventeen years of accounting and legal experience, attorney Thomas M. Shepherd is uniquely positioned to solve all the legal needs of small to medium-sized businesses. A Business, Employment and Corporate Attorney, Mr. Shepherd advises clients on business contracts, litigation avoidance, sale of business and corporate structuring, employment law, intellectual property protection and restrictive covenants. He also represents businesses in disputes arising from breach of contract, breach of non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, employment discrimination, theft of trade secrets, and ownership/partnership disputes. The early years of Mr. Shepherd’s career was spent at a prominent business litigation, corporate transactional, and employment law firm located in Buckhead, Georgia. After several years, Mr. Shepherd left to serve as General Counsel for an Atlanta-based technology firm that served over 20 million Americans. Mr. Shepherd then started Shepherd Law, LLC to provide the same premier legal services of his former firm but at a fraction of the cost. Mr. Shepherd grew up in Atlanta, obtaining a Bachelor in Business Administration from Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Majoring in Business Management, Mr. Shepherd concentrated his studies on entrepreneurship and small business development. During this time, Mr. Shepherd won several awards, including “Best New Venture” in the Robinson College of Business’s Entrepreneurship New Venture Competition. Additionally, Mr. Shepherd won the Robinson College of Business’s Strategic Management Capstone Competition, and placed first overall in the B.B.A. program’s graduation exit exam. Before law school, Mr. Shepherd worked as an accountant for Lifestyle Communities, Inc., a small residential development and construction company. His accounting responsibilities include general ledger auditing and management, accounts payable, invoicing, job costs, and budgeting. Mr. Shepherd also conducted worker’s compensation and general liability audits, as well as managed and audited homeowners’ associations. Mr. Shepherd received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from California Western School of Law, located in San Diego, California. While there, Mr. Shepherd was on the Dean’s List and served as an elected representative to the American Bar Association. Mr. Shepherd also won several oral argument competitions and competed in moot lives with his wife and 4 children in the Garden Hills neighborhood located in Buckhead, Georgia.

About Contracts Agreements Law

Contract attorneys draft, review, and negotiate agreements to protect clients' interests. They help resolve disputes when contracts are breached. Common matters include contract drafting, contract review, negotiations, breach of contract.

Credentials

Education
2006 California Western (San Diego) Juris Doctor 2003 Georgia State University BBA Business Administration

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2005 Dean's List, California Western School of Law 2004 Dean's List, California Western School of Law
Publications
2010 Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE Georgia) The Essentials of Drafting Contract Boilerplate 2009 Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE Georgia) Choosing the Proper Corporate Entity
Associations
2009 - Present State Bar of Georgia, Corporate Counsel Law Section 2007 - Present American Bar Association 2006 - Present State Bar of Georgia 2006 - Present State Bar of Georgia, Labor and Employment Law Section
Speaking
2011 Quarterly Meeting Changes to Georgia Non-Compete Law 2011 Peachtree Business Connections Litigation Defense & Avoidance for Employers 2011 North Metro Career Center Unemployment Benefits Appeals for Employers 2011 Ashford Advisors Training Seminar Starting a New Business - Personal Asset Protection 2010 Nuts & Bolts of Employment Law The Essentials of Drafting Contract Boilerplate
Updated: Mar 08, 2026