Go Where the Injured Go
When It Matters Most, You Need a Lawyer Who Fights
Sheppard Law Firm, P.A. represents clients across Mississippi in personal injury, civil litigation, estate planning, and criminal defense.
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Dedicated representation across Mississippi in personal injury, civil litigation, estate planning, and criminal defense.
Personal Injury
Car accidents, slip and falls, premises liability, and wrongful death. We pursue recovery for injured clients.
General Litigation
Complex civil disputes, business litigation, and trial advocacy across Mississippi state and federal courts.
Civil & Contract Disputes
Breach of contract, fraud, real property disputes, and consumer protection claims.
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and estate administration to protect your family’s future.
Landlord-Tenant
Evictions, lease disputes, security deposit claims, and property damage recovery.
Criminal Defense
DUI, drug charges, assault, theft, and other misdemeanor and felony defense across Mississippi.
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Jackson Legal Help
How Sheppard Law Firm Helps Jackson Clients
Sheppard Law Firm, P.A. is based in Jackson and handles Mississippi injury claims, criminal charges, probate and estate issues, landlord-tenant disputes, and civil litigation.
Car, Truck, Slip-and-Fall, and Wrongful Death Claims
For Jackson injury clients, the firm handles car accidents, truck accidents, premises liability, slip-and-fall injuries, uninsured motorist issues, and wrongful death claims.
Personal injury representationDUI, Drug, Assault, Theft, and Expungement Defense
Bud Sheppard represents people facing Mississippi criminal charges, including DUI, drug allegations, assault, theft, misdemeanors, felonies, and expungement questions.
Criminal defense and DUIProbate, Estate Administration, Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney
The firm helps Mississippi families with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, probate, and estate administration after a death.
Estate planning and probateEvictions, Security Deposits, and Lease Disputes
Sheppard Law Firm handles landlord-tenant matters for landlords and tenants, including evictions, lease enforcement, security deposits, habitability issues, and property disputes.
Landlord-tenant representationBreach of Contract, Fraud, Real Property, Business Disputes, and Trial Advocacy
For civil disputes, the firm handles breach of contract claims, fraud, real property disputes, contractor and business litigation, mediation strategy, motion practice, and trial preparation in Mississippi courts.
Civil and contract disputes
Meet Your Attorney
James “Bud” Sheppard
A Jackson native, Bud Sheppard is the founder of Sheppard Law Firm, P.A. He graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi College School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi College Law Review and received the Best Comment Award.
Before founding the firm, Bud clerked for the Honorable Taylor B. McNeel on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and practiced at a renowned firm, focusing on multidistrict litigation and personal injury.
“Serving clients across Mississippi in state and federal courts — from Jackson to the Gulf Coast and everywhere in between.”
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions we hear most often from prospective clients.
We handle personal injury (car accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death), general civil litigation, contract disputes, estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney), landlord-tenant matters, and criminal defense (DUI, drug charges, assault, theft).
Personal injury consultations are always free. For other case types, consultation terms depend on the matter. Start the matching review form or call 601-688-4110 to get routed correctly.
For personal injury cases, we work on a contingency fee basis. That means you pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover compensation for you. This applies to personal injury cases only.
We practice in all Mississippi state courts (Justice, County, Circuit, and Chancery Courts), as well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
You can start the review form that matches your issue, call 601-688-4110, or book a call online. The guided review forms collect better first facts than a general contact form.
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