Shane Swords, Technology and Compliance Attorney

(Des Moines Metropolitan Area) Technology and Compliance Attorney

Shane attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a minor in History. At the University of Iowa, he was a Peer Advisor at the Pomerantz Career Center and interned at the National Whistleblowers Center in Washington, DC.

After completing his undergraduate studies, Shane went on to attend law school at Southern Illinois University School of Law, earning a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degree in May 2015.

While attending law school, Shane served as a 711-licensed law clerk at a law firm that practiced civil litigation with an emphasis on estate planning. During that time, he also worked as a research assistant for a professor in the area of health law. As a research assistant, he analyzed the legal ramifications of recent judicial opinions for publication in the Illinois State Bar Association Health Law newsletter.

As a law student, Shane was the Commentary Managing Editor of the American College of Legal Medicine’s Journal of Legal Medicine. Additionally, he earned the Best Journal of Legal Medicine Commentary Award for Spring 2014 in recognition of his published commentary.

After graduating from law school, carved out a successful career in legal technology. Shane was admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois.