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William J. (Bill) Sheppard is an attorney that has been practicing law in the state of Florida for over 40 years. Among his work, he's most known for handling civil and criminal cases. He is also known for his work against discriminatory acts and equal rights for those incarcerated in the State of Florida. William Sheppard's law firm was also the first integrated law firm in the state of Florida.

Personal Life
William Sheppard grew up on a ranch in Oregon. In the 1950's he worked in Orlando, FL, as a young man stocking shelves in hardware stores or working as a delivery boy and baker's helper.

After college at Florida State University, Sheppard served in South Korea as a Lieutenant in the Army artillery for two years.

Sheppard has two children: His son, Lang, and his daughter, Laura.

Beastie Boys Controversy
In August 1987 William J. Sheppard joined New York attorney Ken Anderson in representing the Beastie Boys in defense against the Jacksonville City Council. In the case, the Beastie Boys filed for a temporary restraining order to lift recently placed "Adult Subject Matter" warnings from their tickets, which they claimed "significantly hurt sales" The Beastie Boys went on to win the lawsuit.

Lehder Juror Case
In 1988 William J. Sheppard represented a forcibly anonymous juror against her former employer. The woman, referred to only as Juror 157 in the case, was a juror for the Carlos Lehder Rivas case which lasted for seven and a half months. The Juror was fired by her employer at the time because of the length of the trial.

In the lawsuit, filed under federal statutes preventing employers from firing jurors because of their jury service, Juror 157 asked for reinstatement to her job with full seniority, back pay plus interest, civil fines of $1,000 for each violation of the law, attorney's fees and court costs.

Pro Bono Work
William Sheppard is credited with over 10,000 hours of Pro Bono work, and was awarded the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award. Sheppard's volunteer work was primarily in criminal defense and civil rights litigation on behalf of those incarcerated in Florida's jails and prisons. The Tobias Simon award was presented to Sheppard by Chief Justice Joseph A. Boyd, Jr., at the Florida Supreme Court in 1985. Sheppard worked very closely with a number of legal aid offices throughout the state, particularly as co-counsel in civil rights litigation. Sheppard is a strong supporter of both the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and Florida's Interest on Trust Accounts Program, having participated in the latter since it's inception.

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