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It’s only natural that you want to protect your quality of life and preserve a legacy for your loved ones. Unfortunately, many people find it very difficult to confront these issues and choose to avoid thinking about what needs to be done. I understand the temptation to bury your head in the sand. But I’m here to tell you it’s not as hard as you might think. Before becomong an attorney I was a physical therapist and before that a molecular biologist. My unique set of diagnostic and problem solving skills is now concentrated on estate planning and elder law to help you make the kinds of decisions needed to protect what you’ve worked so hard to build.

Attorney Cynthia W. Sheppard currently practices in the areas of personal injury, family law, worker’s compensation and employment law. Attorney Sheppard graduated from Connecticut College in 1989, and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut in 1993, where she was an Executive Board Member of the Moot Court Board. While attending law school, Attorney Sheppard published “Exoneration Clauses in Wills and Trust Instruments,” Hofstra Property Law Journal, Spring 1992, with Professor Robert Whitman and “Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, A Primer,” Connecticut Bar Journal, October 1993, with Attorney Robert B. Yules.. Since 1993, Attorney Sheppard has been licensed to practice law in Connecticut, and has actively practiced in Connecticut and in Memphis, Tennessee, where she resided from 1999 to 2004. She has a broad range of experience, having initially practiced in the area of real estate and title searching, and gradually moving into the field of litigation, including plaintiff’s personal injury, family law, worker’s compensation, and employment law. Since her association with Riccio & Beletsky, LLC in January of 2007, Attorney Sheppard has expanded her practice to defense of motor vehicle accident and premises liability claims for the firm’s insurance and corporate clients.