Robert Shepherd

Robert E. Shepherd Jr. (September 11, 1937 – December 11, 2008) was professor of law at the University of Richmond School of Law from 1978 until his retirement in 2001. After retirement, he served as professor emeritus and continued teaching until his death.

A paper he wrote for the ''Washington and Lee Law Review'' became a draft of Virginia's first statute on child abuse and set Shepherd on track for his career. He was the recipient of the ABA Livingston Hall Juvenile Justice Award in 2005 and the 2003 Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Award. A founder and board member of Richmond law school's National Center for Family Law, Shepherd was a sought after expert in courts, before legislative committees and in legal forums around the nation on issues related to children's rights. Over his 40-year career, he headed the American Bar Association's Juvenile Justice Committee and the Virginia Bar Association's Committee on the Needs of Children. He served as reporter on family law and contracts for the Virginia Court of Appeals. Provided by Wikipedia