Ms. Shepard completed her undergraduate work at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science Degree cum laude in Business Administration with a concentration in pre-law.  She went on to attend California Western School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor Degree magna cum laude in 2005. While in law school, Ms. Shepard was a member of the California Western Law Review, received American Jurisprudence Awards in Business Organizations/Corporations, Federal Income Taxation and Internship Seminar, and served as an extern for the California State Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One.  She was admitted to the State Bar of California and the Southern District of California in 2005, and is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Section and the Trusts and Estates Section of the State Bar of California.   Ms. Shepard practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Trust, Probate, and Conservatorship Administration.  Publication: “R.I.P. for RAP–California’s Turn to Reform the Rule?” California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 2 (Summer 2008.)