Ray M. Shepard practices in the area of complex civil, criminal and administrative litigation with a focus on healthcare fraud, procurement fraud, government contract fraud, False Claims Act and qui tam matters. Mr. Shepard has defended physicians, hospitals, long-term and managed care facilities, pharmacies, laboratories and other healthcare providers against claims of fraud and abuse. Mr. Shepard has also defended healthcare providers, corporations and corporate officials in a broad range of white-collar criminal cases. He has extensive jury trial and appellate experience before both state and federal courts and frequently teaches continuing legal education courses regarding electronic discovery, computer forensics and the use of electronic evidence in litigation.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Shepard served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, in which capacity he was responsible for all phases of felony criminal prosecution in federal court, including grand jury and appeals, for organized crime and drug enforcement cases. Immediately after graduating from law school, Mr. Shepard served as an attorney for the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. He presently serves as staff judge advocate for the West Virginia Air National Guard, 167th Airlift Wing.

Admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia, Mr. Shepard is a 1991 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore Law School, where he was associate editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review and a member of the Heuisler Honor Society. Mr. Shepard is also a graduate of Towson University and the Naval Justice School.

Areas Of Practice

Healthcare Litigation
Trial
White Collar Criminal Defense, Corporate Investigations and Regulatory Compliance
Corporate Compliance and Internal Investigations
Military Justice and Employment Litigation

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
- Health Law Section
American Health Lawyers Association
Federal Bar Association
Maryland Criminal Justice Act Panel
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Georgetown University Law Center
- Instructor, 2002
Air National Guard
- Staff Judge Advocate

Admissions

Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals of Maryland
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fourth Circuits
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Education

University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1991

University of Baltimore Law Review

Towson University, B.S., 1987

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2008-present
West Virginia Air National Guard, 167th Airlift Wing
- Staff Judge Advocate, 1999-present
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
- Shareholder, 2000-2008
U.S. Attorney's Office
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1994-2000
U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps
- Attorney, 1991-1996

Board Memberships

St. Agnes Foundation
- Board Member

Honors and Awards

Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2008

Selected Speaking Engagements

"RAC Attacks," MdHIMA 2007
"Electronic Discovery 101: Understanding the New Federal Rules," Marshall University CLE, 2006 and 2007
"Document Retention and Destruction in Maryland," Lorman Education Services, Rockville, Maryland, 2006
"Preparing Yourself to Be an Expert Witness," Marshall University Forensic Science Center, 2005
Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University Law Center, 2002
"Healthcare Fraud & Abuse and the Government's Investigation Techniques," MdHIMA 2001
"Federal Criminal Prosecutions and Investigations," Marshall University, 1999 and 2000