JoDee Neil Attorney
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Lawyer for 20 years. Survivor. Author of Outcry Witness. Former prosecutor turned child-protector. Making sure every kid is seen, heard, and protected.
07/10/2026
Survivors are still judged by how fast they spoke. Not by what they survived.
Outcry Witness dismantles the credibility myths that silence equals fabrication and delay equals doubt. It explains frozen response, fragmented memory, and why disclosure often takes years.
The problem was never survivor silence. It was a systemic misunderstanding.
One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that the best leaders don’t always have the fastest answers.
They asked the best questions.
Good questions uncover information
Great questions uncover understanding.
And understanding leads to better decisions.
I found that slowing a conversation down often moves an organization forward much faster.
What’s one question you find yourself asking over and over as a leader?
07/07/2026
Love my publisher and this article is so good. I’m grateful I live in a day and age where I am burned at the stake for saying what I said in this article and in Outcry Witness.
We're honored to see JoDee Neil Attorney author of OUTCRY WITNESS, featured by Ms. Magazine in a powerful conversation about survivor advocacy, healing, and the importance of being witnessed when the justice system falls short.
Read the full article: https://msmagazine.com/2026/07/05/rape-survivor-prosecutor-outcry-witness-jodee-neil-sexual-violence-healing
07/06/2026
When institutions fail to protect children, accountability matters.
Join Meredith Drukker Stratigopoulos and me on July 14 for a Perrin Conferences webinar as we discuss third party liability in sexual abuse and trafficking litigation and the legal developments shaping these important cases.
Register here: https://monkeylink.co/ece3fb
She was offered $25,000 to stay silent. She refused.
Years after the abuse ended, Cindy Clemishire was offered $25,000 and asked to sign an NDA.
She said no.
She chose her voice over silence.
This is one of the most powerful conversations I've ever had, and I'm honored she trusted me with her story.
Watch the full episode of Outcry Witness Unspoken on YouTube, or listen on Spotify.
If this conversation resonates with you, please subscribe to the YouTube channel and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.
07/06/2026
A Rape-Survivor-Turned-Prosecutor Is Teaching Women How to Heal One of us is a doctor, the other a lawyer. We’re also members of a club that no woman ever asks to join, but too many are forced into, often by men they loved and trusted. JoDee Neil, a Texas attorney and former prosecutor, has spent her career seeking justice for survivors of sexual violence. Now...
07/05/2026
It’s live.
Today, my feature article is out, and I am honored to share more about my book, Outcry Witness, and the deeply personal work behind it.
This book was shaped by my experience as a survivor, a former prosecutor, an attorney, and an advocate. It is centered on healing, justice, and the life-changing power of being believed.
Outcry Witness is for survivors. It is for advocates. It is for loved ones. It is for anyone who wants to better understand what it means to respond with care when someone discloses sexual violence.
I wrote this book to help people have the conversations that matter most. To remind survivors they are not alone. To show that healing can begin when truth is witnessed with compassion.
You can read the article on Ms. Magazine and learn more about Outcry Witness here:
A Rape-Survivor-Turned-Prosecutor Is Teaching Women How to Heal One of us is a doctor, the other a lawyer. We’re also members of a club that no woman ever asks to join, but too many are forced into, often by men they loved and trusted. JoDee Neil, a Texas attorney and former prosecutor, has spent her career seeking justice for survivors of sexual violence. Now...
07/04/2026
One more day. Ms. Magazine
On July 5, an article about my story, my work, and Outcry Witness goes live.
This book is about healing, justice, and the power of being believed.
It is personal. It is urgent. And I cannot wait to share it with you.
Why is talking about money still treated like breaking an unwritten rule?
The answer is simple. Silence protects systems that depend on people not knowing what they're worth.
Too many employees walk into salary negotiations without the information they need to advocate for themselves. They don't know what's fair. They don't know whether they're being paid equally. They don't know whether the gap they're experiencing is personal or part of a much bigger pattern.
That's exactly why transparency matters.
Knowledge isn't something employees should have to earn. It should be part of a workplace built on fairness, trust, and accountability.
If talking about pay makes an employer uncomfortable, maybe it's time to ask why.
This isn't about curiosity. It's about equity. Watch the full episode and hear why pay transparency is one of the most powerful tools employees have to challenge inequality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGjOfIzltO4
07/02/2026
Something very personal is coming July 5.
My story, my work, and my book, Outcry Witness, are being featured in a new article in Ms. Magazine that speaks to why I wrote this book in the first place.
Because the response to disclosure matters.
Being believed matters.
Healing is not meant to happen in isolation.
As a survivor, former prosecutor, attorney, and advocate, I have spent much of my life fighting for women and children impacted by sexual violence. Outcry Witness is more than a book to me. It is a guide, a grounding place, and a call for survivors to be met with truth, care, and community.
The article goes live July 5, and I cannot wait to share it with you.
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