Shane was born in Port Sulphur, Louisiana on July 6, 1968. He spent most of his childhood in West Monroe and in 1980 he moved to Crowley, Louisiana where he attended high school. Upon graduating from Crowley High in 1986 he joined the United States Navy where he attained the rank of EW3. While in the Navy, he served on the USS White Plains from 1987 to 1989 and on the USS Mars from 1989 to 1991. He is a Gulf War Veteran having served during Operation Desert Storm. Upon receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1991 he enrolled in classes at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette and earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree in 1996. He then attended Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge and earned his Juris Doctorate in 2000. Upon being admitted to practice law in Louisiana in October of 2000 he obtained the position of judicial law clerk with the Honorable Phyllis Keaty, Judge of the 15th Judicial District Court where he served until September of 2002 when he joined the firm.

In 2001 Shane became a reserve officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Army. He currently serves in the rank of Captain. His unit helped to provide vital legal support to soldiers being deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.