Joeann Walker

About Joeann Walker

A passionate and purpose-driven senior attorney for Fortune 500 energy company in the United States (approximately $48 billion in assets), with 14 years of legal experience, currently leading policy advocacy in a two-year fellowship for the CEO Action for Racial Equity fellowship, a first-of-its-kind, business-led initiative that mobilizes CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ signatory organizations to advance policy change at the federal, state, and local levels (around 100 corporate signatories). As a senior attorney at Consolidated Edison, I handle all aspects of complex litigation matters, with a high volume of construction and defect cases. Prior to joining Consolidated Edison, I was a senior associate at Zetlin & De Chiara LLP in New York where I handled corporate governance matters, and an associate at Venable where I focused on complex construction matters.I am pro bono counsel for The Family Annex Nursey School, advising the nursery’s board and serving in a general counsel capacity. In my spare time, as a soccer and running enthusiast, you can catch me somewhere watching women’s soccer matches or running a half-marathon. I also enjoy photography, listening to podcasts, and spending time with my family.Specialties: Complex Litigation, Corporate Governance, Budget Management, Racial Equity Policy, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Experience

1. Community Impact and Engagement Leader

   Con Edison

   Oct 2024 — Present

   Lead efforts to advance justice impact and partner engagement within the company’s charitable contributions programs. Play a key role in aligning strategy and operations across Con Edison’s philanthropic focus areas, including social justice, climate change, environmental stewardship, and clean energy careers.

Education

• UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

  JD

• University of Mary Washington

  BA

• University of Mary Washington

  MS

Skills

• Commercial Litigation
• Westlaw
• Mediation
• Civil Litigation
• Courts
• Legal Research
• Appeals
• Dispute Resolution
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation