About Ms. Carol Ruth

Ms. Carol Ruth Shepherd is a practicing attorney in Ann Arbor, Michigan — She has been a member of the State Bar of Michigan since 1995. Her practice focuses on family law, including divorce, child custody, and adoption cases.

She is also experienced in estate planning and probate matters. Ms. Shepherd is admitted to practice before the Michigan Supreme Court and the U.S.

District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She is a member of the Washtenaw County Bar Association and the Michigan Association for Justice. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1994 and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Michigan State University in 1991.

She is fluent in English and conversational Spanish.

Accepted Jurisdictions

Michigan

Court Admissions

Michigan Supreme Court State Supreme Court · Admitted 1995
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District Court · Admitted 1995

Types of Cases Handled

Family Law Estate Planning Probate

Legal Services Scope

Trial Appellate