Since 2009, Shana-Tara O’Toole has served as the Director of White Collar Crime Policy for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). In that capacity, she focuses on multiple criminal justice initiatives including monitoring and attempting to prevent overcriminalization and the further erosion of mens rea in our federal criminal laws through direct outreach to legislators, scholarship, and public education. She leads and coordinates NACDL’s strategic partnership with other organizations on multiple federal legislative and agency initiatives designed to prevent the further erosion of liberties in our federal criminal justice system, including discovery practices, grand jury and forfeiture abuse, and much more. Prior to joining NACDL, Shana practiced as a defense lawyer representing individual and corporate clients in civil and criminal investigations.