Mark Sheppard Appointed to the PBA Joint Task Force on Continuity of Delivery of Legal Services

Klehr Harrison Partner Mark Sheppard was appointed to the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Joint Task Force on Continuity of Delivery of Legal Services, representing the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on June 12, 2020.

This working group brings together representatives of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to develop recommendations to update processes and technology to enable the legal system to continue to operate under any similar emergency circumstances.

Sheppard is the chair of the white-collar defense and government investigations practice group. He has over 30 years of experience in representing clients in federal criminal trials, grand jury investigations, SEC/FINRA enforcement actions and parallel civil investigations. He also regularly conducts internal investigations, counsels clients on the implementation of corporate compliance policies, and represents clients in complex civil litigation matters including representing directors and officers and defending False Claims Act matters.

Sheppard earned his J.D., with high honors, from Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, J.D., and his B.A., from Lehigh University, B.A.