Shanae T. Jones is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department who focuses her practice on labor and employment matters. She has previously worked as a legal intern and summer associate at Ballard Spahr, supporting associates and partners on litigation matters by performing extensive research on a variety of complex substantive and procedural matters, and assisting in drafting discovery requests, responses to discovery requests, and practical motions.
Shanae gained additional legal experience as a legal intern for General Counsel of McCormick & Company, Inc., where she researched and analyzed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws on a national scale.
Prior to beginning her legal career, Shanae worked as a child welfare social worker for the Maryland Department of Human Services and a therapist at an outpatient mental health clinic.
Services
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
During her time as a summer associate and legal intern, Shanae worked on several cases helping clients who were sentenced to life as juveniles obtain a reduction in sentence or release under Maryland’s Juvenile Restoration Act.
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)
Title IV-E Education for Child Welfare
Spelman College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2011)
Recipient, DeWitt Wallace Dean's Scholarship
Founding Member, Association of Fundraising Professionals
Vice President & Political Action Chair, NAACP, Spelman College Chapter