Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Shane moved to the Lone Star State as an undergraduate to attend the University of Texas at Austin. After receiving degrees in both Government and History from UT in 1999, he chose to stay in Texas for law school. While attending South Texas College of Law in Houston, TX, Shane worked as a clerk for the prestigious law firm of Gallagher, Lewis, Downey, and Kim. During this time, he gained extensive experience in legal and appellate research and writing and trial preparation working one of the largest settlements in United States history. Shane graduated from South Texas Law School in 2002, and has been providing Texans with legal counsel ever since. He began his legal career at Heard, Robins, Cloud, Lubel, and Greenwood LLP in Houston, TX. In 2004, Shane moved back to Austin, TX serving as General Counsel to the Honorable Senator Mario Gallegos in the Texas Senate.