Thomas M. Shepherd

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Phone: 404.835.2535

Thomas M. Shepherd is a corporate and employment attorney with Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal, P.C. Tom has over ten years combined accounting and legal experience and predominantly serves as outside general counsel to entrepreneurs. Tom advises his clients on corporate structuring, employment law issues, business contracts, intellectual property protection and restrictive covenants. He also represents businesses in disputes arising from breach of contract, breach of non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, employment lawsuits, theft of trade secrets, and ownership/partnership disputes.

Tom spent the early years of his career at a prominent business litigation, corporate transactional, and employment law firm located in Buckhead. After several years, Tom went in-house to serve as General Counsel for a technology firm based in Norcross. Tom later started his own firm, and in April 2011, moved his practice over to Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal, P.C.

Before law school, Tom worked as an accountant for a real estate development and construction company located in Sandy Springs. His accounting responsibilities included general ledger auditing and management, accounts payable, invoicing, job costs, and budgeting.

Tom received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from California Western School of Law, located in San Diego, California. While there, Tom was on the Dean’s List, served as an elected ABA representative, and competed in oral argument competitions. Tom received BBA from Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Tom majored in Business Management with a concentration on entrepreneurship and small business development. Tom won several awards while there, including an entrepreneurship new venture competition and the Strategic Management Capstone Competition for his class.

Tom grew up in Atlanta, and presently lives with his wife in the Garden Hills neighborhood located in Buckhead, Georgia.

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

Georgia

EDUCATION

J.D. – California Western School of Law
BBA – Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business

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Commercial Litigation
Commercial Real Estate Law
Corporate & Finance Law
Employment Law & Litigation
Franchise & Business Opportunity Law
Health Care Law
International Business
Real Estate Litigation
Sports Law
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