Maya R. Jones
Associate
Associate
mjones@fishmanhaygood.com 
504.556.5515 
504.389.4088 Practice Focus
About
Maya Jones works on a wide range of litigation matters.
Maya received her law degree, magna cum laude, from Southern University Law Center, where she was Valedictorian of her graduating class and earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Criminal Procedure, Obligations II, and Successions and Donations. She also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Southern University Law Review and Vice President of the Student Bar Association. Committed to service, she founded the Jaguar to JD initiative, a partnership between the Law Review and Southern University’s Pre-Law Society that offers pre-law students mentorship, professional development, and a glimpse into the law school journey.
During her time in law school, Maya also externed for Chief Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.
Professional Activities & Community Involvement
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International – Tureaud Chapter, Member
Media
- Too Old for the Oval Office? The ADEA’s Impact on Presidential Age Limits, S.U.L. Rev.: The Jurisprudence Vol. 52 (March 10, 2025).
- Forgotten History of Forced Sterilization in the US against Minorities, Incarcerated, Mentally and Physically Disabled Individuals: Stressing on African American Women in Prisons (May 1, 2023).
Credentials
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J.D., Class Valedictorian, from Southern University Law Center, 2026
- Editor-in-Chief of the Southern University Law Review
- B.S. in Criminal Justice (honors) with a minor in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Southern University and A&M College, 2023
- Louisiana