Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Case Agent, Chasing the Dragon Project
SA Shane Dana is a Special Agent for the FBI. He is assigned to a Health Care Fraud Squad for the Washington Field Office where he has focused on prescription drug diversion for the past 12 years. SA Dana was the case agent for the production of the FBI/DEA documentary, Chasing the Dragon - Life of an Opiate Addict, which was released on February 4, 2016 (FBI.gov/Chasingthedragon). SA Dana has also supported the FBI as a SWAT operator for over 10 years. SA Dana holds a Masters in International Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin - Madison; an MBA from Rollins College; and a BBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Prior to joining the FBI, SA Dana worked for an institutional money management firm and he was a commissioned Army Infantry Officer, and served in the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Legislative Counsel, United States Senate Judiciary Committee
Drew Hudson is a Legislative Counsel to Senator Jeff Sessions on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he advises Senator Sessions on crime, drugs, and law enforcement issues. He holds a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he was the Managing Editor of the Law & Psychology Review and a member of the moot court board. He also holds an M.A. in Government from Regent University, and a B.A. in History from Thomas Edison State College.
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
James Baehr was confirmed as General Counsel for the Department of Veterans Affairs in October, 2025.
Previously, Baehr was a Constitutional litigator and a founder of the Pelican Center for Justice. Before that, served as a Special Assistant to the President in the Domestic Policy Council in the White House. He coordinated and oversaw DPC’s policy portfolio across a number of agencies, including the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and the Department of Justice.
Baehr serves as a Major in the Marine Corps Reserves as the Reserve Regional Defense Counsel-East Coast. In 2018, he activated and deployed to the Middle East for Operation Inherent Resolve, where he worked on the Command Staff and earned the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
In his civilian career, Baehr was a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans, prosecuting over 100 defendants for felony-level violations in the Eastern District of Louisiana including narcotics, fraud, murder, and corruption. He previously clerked for Judge Edith Clement of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Baehr’s first job after law school was as an active-duty Marine judge advocate defense counsel. He defended over 200 Marines in trials, presentencing trials, and administrative boards.
Baehr received his J.D. and a Masters in History from the University of Virginia in 2008. He graduated from Dartmouth College with honors in History and Government in 2005.
The Opioid Epidemic: Problem and Prescription - Podcast
Shane Dana, Drew Hudson, James Baehr
Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Podcast
Over 75 Americans die every day of an opioid overdose (both prescription drug opioids and heroin),...