Shane went on to graduate from W.A. Berry High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Since that time, he has lived in Washington, DC; Lafayette, Ala.; and Opelika, Ala. and now resides and practices law in Atmore, Ala.

After high school, Shane went to work for the Central Intelligence Agency as a security officer. During this time, he was accepted at the University of Virginia where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government. The university, founded and designed by Thomas Jefferson, was established to educate and promote leadership and a commitment to public service. Shane's experience there further strengthened his desire to assist people who have the greatest disadvantage in our legal system—ordinary individuals.

Shane returned to Birmingham to attend law school at Samford University, Cumberland School of Law and graduated cum laude, ranking number 20 out of 210 students. During law school he worked as an investigator for various law firms. After law school, he worked briefly for an insurance defense firm in Birmingham.

In 1997 Shane opened his own practice to begin helping people, rather than insurance companies. Since then he has successfully represented hundreds of people who have been injured, arrested or subjected to a wide variety of court proceedings.