Zachary Shepard

Zachary J. Shepard graduated from UCLA School of Law in 2005 with a J.D., and a certificate in Critical Race Studies.  During law school Mr. Shepard immediately focused on developing his litigation and advocacy skills on behalf of plaintiffs, externing for the Hon. Gary Klausner at the United States District Court in Los Angeles in 2003.  He volunteered at Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice in Los Angeles during his second year of law school, primarily working on behalf of low wage earners and the disabled.  His 2005 article, Understanding Lawrence v. Texas after Fifty Years of Brown v. Board of Education, was published in the Dukeminier Awards Journal.   Mr. Shepard graduated with highest honors from UC Berkeley in 1997, earning the Departmental Citation for most outstanding undergraduate accomplishment in pursuit of his B.A. in Sociology.

Prior to his study of law, Mr. Shepard managed restaurants in his home town of San Francisco.  This work drew his attention to employment law, creating a particular interest in wage and hour class action work on behalf of unpaid and underpaid workers.  In addition to his work on behalf of personal injury plaintiffs, for whom he has recovered over $2 million, Mr. Shepard and co-counsel recently settled a class action on behalf of 1,200 low wage workers who were underpaid by their employer.

Mr. Shepard is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Associations of Los Angeles and California, and the American Bar Association, and was a 2005 ABOTA fellow.  He is additionally involved in many local political and charity organizations, and is active as an alum of the UCLA School of Law.