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Jo Neuman

Litigation Attorney

Jo Neuman concentrates her practice in construction law.

Professional Biography


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.

  • Achieved a favorable settlement for a major construction company in a lawsuit alleging breach of contract in Louisiana state court.

  • Member – New Orleans Bar Association
  • Member – Louisiana Bar Association
  • Member – 22nd JDC Bar Association
  • Member – Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter
  • Member – Eastern District of Louisiana, Bench and Bar Conference Committee

Industries

Education

  • Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 2017, magna cum laude
    • Issue Editor – Louisiana Law Review
    • Order of the Coif
    • Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
  • University of South Florida, B.A., 2014, summa cum laude

Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana

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