Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Aaron Shepard has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as counsel in the Special Litigation and Compliance Practice Group. Shepard has experience in investigations, trial practice, and national security law.

Prior to joining the firm, Shepard served as Senior Counsel with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, focusing on investigations involving war crimes and human rights violations. He has also served as investigative counsel for a U.S. House of Representatives task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and has worked for the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Housing and Urban Development. In addition, Shepard has more than a decade of service in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps, including serving as a trial attorney in proceedings before the Guantanamo military commissions, and currently serves as a Commander in the Navy Reserve.

Shepard earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School, an LL.M. in International Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam, a Master of Military Operational Art and Science from Air Command and Staff College, and a B.A. in Government from the College of William & Mary. He is admitted to practice in New York.

Not admitted to the D.C. Bar. Practicing under the supervision of D.C. Bar members.