Committed to the mission: January 1, 2025

DA Investigators sworn by Judge Phillips

“I talk to ‘human people’ every day about the worst things that have happened in their life. Sometimes those ‘human people’ are children; sometimes they are adults who are disclosing things that happened when they were children.”

KXII, Sherman Texas
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“Two of the new DA’s will specifically crack down on child abuse cases. Hill says JoDee Neil is one of two assistant DA’s that many doubted would work in Grayson County. Neil says when it comes to defending children, who make a stronger county, the money doesn’t matter.”

A LEGACY OF LAW

From: “Attorney at Law” Magazine:

An article written by Dan Baldwin

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“I love being a lawyer”

No one gets through this life alone. When crisis and hard times fall upon a community or an individual, JoDee Neil should be the first lawyer to call. JoDee Neil is a lawyer who solves problems and thrives on helping people through hard times. JoDee is committed to an empathetic approach and to helping clients take back their power. Through years of experience in both the criminal and civil sectors, JoDee is equipped to approach crisis with a unique and multi-faceted approach. Though it is true that no human system is perfect, JoDee has produced results that give hope to the meaning of justice. JoDee is committed to the pursuit of healing within the courts systems—she is fiercely protective and will not let the courts system be used as a tool to further oppress a person suffering from trauma.

JoDee Neil is also a gifted communicator and public speaker. She practices active listening and makes others feel seen and heard. JoDee knows how to translate complex concepts into terms that juries and laypeople can understand. In addition, JoDee is an entertaining and engaging public speaker who has not only kept North Texas juries engaged since 2004, but grew her tiktok account from zero to 25,000 followers in just three months. JoDee is skilled at advocacy in any proceeding or tribunal, having appeared in District Courts, County Courts, Commissioners Courts, the Texas State House and the Texas State Senate. JoDee loves connecting and it shows in her sharp and persuasive advocacy.

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“I knew since I was 5 years old that I would be a courtroom lawyer,” Neil says. “In fact, my earliest memories are in the courthouse with my dad. I admired the way he treated court-house personnel and his relationship with the judges. He taught me how to handle crises and how the system works. I have taken this knowledge and applied it to my own career as a trial lawyer and advocate.”
-JoDee Neil, D Best Issue @DMagazine

Practice Areas

JoDee is able to assist survivors of sexual and physical assault on an hourly rate basis, providing there is no conflict with her existing work within Grayson County, Texas.
JoDee Neil tells her daughters that she is and as been a “lawyer for kids” over the years. Not only is JoDee one of very few attorneys who have ever had a child witness testify in court, JoDee worked in the child protection space when she was living overseas as well. JoDee worked with EPCAT, UNODC and INTERPOL as well as local agencies when she was legal advisor to an NGO in Southeast Asia.
JoDee’s services are available for survivors on an hourly rate basis, provided no conflicts exist.
JoDee Neil is an eDiscovery pro, having served in ESI roles in the Texas Opioids Litigation. JoDee Neil is able to give clients the value-add of navigating the complexities of electronic data discovery in litigation and legal proceedings.
JoDee is available to consult on eDiscovery at an hourly rate.
For nearly 6 years, JoDee Neil represented 46 Texas Counties as part of her work throughout the opioid crisis and the litigation that followed. JoDee travelled all over the state gathering documents and evidence for use in the litigation as well as presenting settlements to client counties at Commissioner’s Courts.
JoDee is available to consult with clients at an hourly rate.
JoDee has proven herself to be a champion for the Counties of Texas over the past 5 years through the opioid litigation. JoDee has navigated executive session settings, commissioner court settings, as well as legislative settings on behalf of counties. JoDee is just as fiercely protective of county clients as she is of human clients. The Counties of Texas are precious to JoDee and she believes they deserve the best legal representation, on behalf of the taxpayers they represent.
JoDee is currently employed as a County Employee; however, she is available to consult for an hourly fee.

With two decades of experience as a trial attorney, JoDee has advocated before North Texas juries in more than 100 trials since 2004. JoDee began trial work at the age of 24 while a 3rd year law student at SMU Dedman School of Law. This launched her trial career into overdrive, and she tried as many cases as she could while developing a specialty in Crimes Against Children cases. JoDee took that experience to Southeast Asia, where she served as a legal advisor to an NGO in the child protection space. Once she returned to Dallas, JoDee began her civil practice in a variety of personal injury single event cases. In December 2018, while at SGP, JoDee began representing Dallas County in its opioid bellwether lawsuit, in addition to 45 additional Texas Counties. The work of the Texas Opioids Plaintiff Steering Committee has recovered nearly 3 Billion dollars for opioid harm relief for Dallas and Texas. JoDee has been honored on prestigious lists such as D Magazine's "Best Lawyers" and "NTL Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorney" for 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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“I tried as many cases as I could at the DA’s office and have now tried more than 100 cases since 2004. Once I saw that it is possible to help another human being who is going through the worst time of their life, I decided to make this my focus. Aside from being a mom, helping others is the best feeling in the world. My clients know my empathy for them is real. I want to help them to take their power back.”