• J.D., Western New England College of Law, Cum Laude, Law Review
• B.A., University of Massachusetts

• State of Connecticut
• United States District Court, Connecticut

Practice
Herbert J. Shepardson practices in the area of civil litigation. His practice includes the defense of medical malpractice and other professional malpractice. He has represented the State of Connecticut in defective highway matters and motor vehicle matters. He regularly serves as an arbitrator and mediator in personal injury and contract matters. He also represents plaintiffs in personal injury claims. He has been with Cooney, Scully and Dowling since 1987.

Professional Experience
Mr. Shepardson has successfully represented numerous doctors and Connecticut hospitals in the courts and before State agencies. He successfully defended a hospital and its surgeon involving a claim that the surgeon transected certain nerves, causing a stroke. He successfully represented the plaintiff, the estate of a police officer, who died in the line of duty. He has lectured to numerous professional groups on tort and professional liability issues, and has served as an adjunct professor of law at Western New England College School of Law, where he taught Legal Ethics and Trial Methods. Connecticut Magazine recognized him as one of the top attorneys in Connecticut. (For more information please see www.superlawyers.com/connecticut). He presently serves of counsel to Governor M. Jodi Rell.

Professional and Civic Activities
Mr. Shepardson is a member of the American, Connecticut and Hartford County Bar Associations, as well as the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association and Connecticut Business Insurance Association Liability Council. Mr. Shepardson is also a former State Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party, a former member of the Republican National Committee, a former Chairman of the West Hartford Republican Town Committee, and former member of the Criminal Justice Commission for the State of Connecticut. He is also active in youth activities, where he has coached baseball and basketball for several years.