Taylor M. Shepherd is a Member in the Ward Hocker Thornton & Brown Lexington office where she handles civil litigation matters with an emphasis on defending trucking and transportation network companies and their drivers. Taylor’s broad legal experience includes criminal defense and plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, giving her a unique perspective in representing drivers, conducting fact and expert discovery depositions, and evaluating catastrophic claims for settlement. Taylor serves on the Firm’s Rapid Response Team and is frequently on accident scenes with expert witnesses and clients, preserving crucial information which allows the claims to be evaluated and resolved early. Taylor believes in a no-nonsense approach to litigation, allowing her to simplify complex issues of fact and law for courts, mediators, and juries.

Taylor is licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio and is often admitted pro hac vice to other venues as lead counsel.

J.D., Capital University Law School, 2016
B.A., Government, Morehead State University, 2013

Salyersville, KY

Indiana, 2025
Kentucky, 2017
Ohio, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2018
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 2018

Kentucky Bar Association
Fayette County Bar Association
Kentucky Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Young Lawyers Division Sponsorship Vice-Chair, 2024-2025
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

KDC Philanthropy Chair 2024-2025

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