Joan Sheridan
Of Counsel
Joan Sheridan is a seasoned litigator who helps professionals and businesses protect their reputations, manage risk, and prevail when high-stakes disputes threaten their operations. As Of Counsel in Chaffe McCall’s Labor & Employment and Litigation sections, she is known for combining trial-ready advocacy with pragmatic problem-solving to achieve efficient outcomes for clients.
Joan focuses her practice on defending local, regional, and national employers against discrimination and harassment claims, with additional experience in:
- Commercial and business litigation
- Premises liability
- Insurance defense
- Personal injury
- Transportation litigation
Joan represents clients through every phase of litigation, from discovery and early dispositive motions to jury trials, tailoring strategy to align with each client’s business objectives.
Before joining Chaffe McCall, Joan successfully defended individuals, national corporations, and insurance companies in complex wrongful death, personal injury, negligence, and premises liability matters throughout Missouri and Kansas. Her experience includes defending national hotel chains, residential treatment centers, and non-profit organizations in cases involving bodily injury and abuse allegations. After relocating to New Orleans, Joan served as a judicial law clerk to Magistrate Judge Eva J. Dossier of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Selected for inclusion in Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2024
- Selected for inclusion in Louisiana Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star,” 2021-2023
- Included in the FDCC Ladder Down Program, Class of 2023
- Selected by Ingram’s Magazine in the 2022 Class of 40 Under Forty
- Recipient of the Women’s Justice Award from Missouri Lawyers Media, 2022
- Secured dismissal of all claims against a client involved in the sale of immovable property in Orleans Parish after filing exceptions of no cause of action and no right of action
- Secured a defense verdict in Johnson County, Kansas, in a case involving negligent misrepresentation and alleged violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act
- Obtained summary judgment in a case of first impression involving offsets against underinsured motorist coverage, a ruling that was affirmed on appeal by the Missouri Court of Appeals
Key Matters
- Secured dismissal of all claims against a client involved in the sale of immovable property in Orleans Parish after filing exceptions of no cause of action and no right of action
- Secured a defense verdict in Johnson County, Kansas, in a case involving negligent misrepresentation and alleged violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act
- Obtained summary judgment in a case of first impression involving offsets against underinsured motorist coverage, a ruling that was affirmed on appeal by the Missouri Court of Appeals