Shanae T. Jones is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department. She focuses her practice on labor and employment matters, representing clients in state and federal claims involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and unfair labor practices, and assisting employers with drafting workplace policies and employee handbooks.
Shanae earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the school’s law review. She also holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts from Spelman College.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Shanae worked as a child welfare social worker for the Maryland Department of Human Services.
Services
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
Shanae maintains a pro bono practice helping clients who were sentenced to life in prison as juveniles obtain reduced sentences or release under Maryland's Juvenile Restoration Act.
Recognition & Accomplishments
University of Baltimore Black Law Students Association, Trailblazer Award, 2025
University of Baltimore Law Review, Vol. 54, First Black Editor-in-Chief
Board Memberships & Community Service
Publications
"When Business Becomes Personal: Supreme Court Upends a Perceived Barrier to Suing Corporations," University of Baltimore Law Review, 2024
"Supreme Court to Decide When a Public Official's Social Media Activity Constitutes State Action: The Future of the Democratic Process and Other First Amendment Implications," University of Baltimore Law Review, 2023
Credentials
Education
University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2025)
Editor-in-Chief, University of Baltimore Law Review, Vol. 54
Student Bar Association
Black Law Students Association
Family Law Association
Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland
National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team
University of Maryland (M.S.W. 2017)
Spelman College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2011)
Vice President & Political Action Chair, NAACP, Spelman College Chapter