As a member of the Construction Group, Jo Neuman's practice focuses on construction litigation and transactional matters.
Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Neuman served as an administrative law clerk to the Honorable Nannette Jolivette Brown, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana where she handled all aspects of criminal matters. She also served as a term law clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Juneau, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, where she handled civil and criminal matters. Prior to joining the federal judiciary, Ms. Neuman also served as a term law clerk to the Honorable Martha Ann O'Neal and the Honorable C. Kerry Anderson, Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court.
While in law school, Ms. Neuman served as a Special Assistant District Attorney in the Nineteenth Judicial Court under Rule XX as part of the LSU Law Prosecution Clinic where she prosecuted misdemeanor offenses. She also served as a judicial extern in Justice Greg Guidry's Chambers in the Louisiana Supreme Court and Judge Shelly Dick's Chambers in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.