Jessica Mann

Jessica Mann is a Philadelphia attorney with the Law Offices of Shaka Johnson, LLC. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar on October 19, 2015, she appears in the state Disciplinary Board’s directory under her full name, Jessica Consuela Mann. Her registration is active, and the directory places her office at 1333 Christian Street.

The firm’s advertised criminal defense work covers state and federal charges, from misdemeanor cases to felonies. Its practice list includes driving offenses, drug and gun charges, theft, domestic violence and homicide. Juvenile offenses and probation or parole violations also appear among the office’s services. Those descriptions concern the firm, rather than Mann’s individual caseload.

Mann’s representation of Dayjia Blackwell received coverage in Philadelphia magazine in October 2023. The article identified her as the lawyer for Blackwell, known as Meatball, after Blackwell’s arrest. It also reproduced portions of an open letter in which Mann objected to the media’s treatment of her client. Posted on Instagram, the letter focused in part on the circulation of Blackwell’s tearful mugshot. Mann argued that outlets were using the photograph to attract clicks and sell a sensational story. She offered a different account of Blackwell’s September 26 livestream, describing it as a record of public outrage in Philadelphia. This was the account Mann advanced on her client’s behalf in the letter.