 Donald K. Sheppard is a Senior Associate with Larrabee | Mehlman | Albi | Coker LLP. Mr. Sheppard is also certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Sheppard previously practiced immigration and nationality law at the Law Offices of Jan Joseph Bejar, APLC, in San Diego and Mark Fish & Associates in New York City. Mr. Sheppard’s six years of immigration law experience as an attorney has included employment-based immigration, family-based immigration and removal defense. Mr. Sheppard has also argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Sheppard is a graduate of New York Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor degree. Prior to law school, Mr. Sheppard completed his undergraduate work in Economics at Marshall University, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Mr. Sheppard is admitted to practice law in the State of California, U.S. Court of Appeal (9th Circuit), and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Mr. Sheppard specializes in immigration matters for corporate clients. He is responsible for client management, including nonimmigrant matters such as H-1B, TN, E, H-3, B-1, L-1, O and P visa classifications, as well as employment-based immigrant petitions, such as labor certifications, multinational executives/managers, extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers, and national interest waiver petitions. Mr. Sheppard is also responsible for family-based immigration matters and naturalization.
Mr. Sheppard is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves as Vice Chair for the San Diego Chapter of AILA. Mr. Sheppard is also part of the San Diego District USCIS liaison committee and is the current Chair of the local advocacy committee for the San Diego Chapter of AILA. In addition, he previously served as the Co-Chair of the Planning Committee for the 20th Annual AILA California Chapters conference held in San Diego in 2007. He is currently serving as a committee member of the Planning Committee for the 21st Annual AILA California Chapters Conference to be held in San Francisco in November 2008..
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