Biography
Jessica Shipp is a 2006 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law with a concentration in criminal litigation. She participated in the school's Trial Advocacy Program, Summer Law Program in Madrid, Spain and the Public Interest Law Group. Shipp also earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Saint Louis University on a Dean’s scholarship, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She is a member of the Missouri State Bar, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the American Bar Association.
Prior to joining Margulis, Grant & Margulis, Shipp served as a legal intern for the Office of the Circuit Attorney, St. Louis. She also interned in the Office of the Missouri Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division and served as a Victim Advocate for Legal Advocates for Abused Women.
Shipp volunteers as a Big Sister through Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
- Family Law
- Juvenile Law
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- 2006
- Honors: Trial Advocacy Program
- Honors: Summer Law Program in Madrid, Spain
- Honors: Public Interest Law Group
- Major: Criminal Litigation
- Saint Louis University
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Dean’s scholarship
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 2006
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2007
Professional Associations
- Missouri State Bar, Member
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Past Positions
- Margulis, Grant & Margulis
- Office of the Circuit Attorney, St. Louis, Legal Intern
- Office of the Missouri Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Intern
- Legal Advocates for Abused Women, Victim Advocate
Pro-Bono Activities
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, Big Sister