Overview

Practice Areas

Jordan is a member of the firm’s Construction Practice Group and prepares cases for trial, drafts pleadings in litigation, and strategically reviews contracts. He is experienced in litigating construction matters from pleadings to settlements and has secured favorable rulings on summary judgment in several complex cases.

Outside of Frantz Ward, Jordan is a coach for Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate mock trial program. As a coach, Jordan helps his students learn the rules of evidence, prepare arguments, and develop general trial advocacy skills.

Practice Areas

Representative Experience

  • Prepared briefing for summary judgment in a complex maritime action involving a multi-jurisdictional dispute with over half a dozen parties regarding the ownership of a vessel.
  • Negotiated and settled a claim for property damage following a trucking accident where the owner demanded the full value of the vehicle; the owner settled for half the value, which the insurance company accepted.
  • Prepared briefing on a motion to dismiss in a trucking accident case where liability was disputed.
  • Conducted discovery and prepared depositions for witnesses in a consolidated matter involving over a dozen parties.
  • Prepared briefing for summary judgment in a construction dispute over the execution of a contract and the performance of the parties.
  • Prepared motions in limine, trial briefs, and other trial materials against a construction company in a lawsuit where the company performed deficient work on a parking lot.

Education & Admissions

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2023
    • Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet, Managing Editor
    • “Case Classic” Mock Trial Champion (2021)
    • Norma and Larry Zukerman Prize for Best Essay in Criminal Law (2023)
    • Order of Barristers
    • CALI Award in Election Law (2023)
    • CALI Award in Entering the Profession (2023)
  • Eastern Michigan University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2020

 Bar and Court Admissions

  • State of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Involvement

Professional Affiliations

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Member

Community Involvement

  • Case Western Reserve University Undergraduate Mock Trial, Coach

 Firm Involvement

  • DEI Committee, Member

Publications

  • “Oral Contract and Invalid Lien Spell Trouble for Contractor,” Frantz Ward On the Level Construction Blog (February 2025)
  • “Policy of Deference to Federal Agencies Overruled,” Properties Magazine (August 2024)
  • “Filling the Potholes of Pretextual Traffic Stops: A Better Road Forward for Ohio,” Cleveland State Law Review (March 2024)
  • “Student Loans and the Supreme Court: Borrowers’ Futures at Risk,” Social Justice Law Reporter Center (August 2023)

Representative Experience

  • Prepared briefing for summary judgment in a complex maritime action involving a multi-jurisdictional dispute with over half a dozen parties regarding the ownership of a vessel.
  • Negotiated and settled a claim for property damage following a trucking accident where the owner demanded the full value of the vehicle; the owner settled for half the value, which the insurance company accepted.
  • Prepared briefing on a motion to dismiss in a trucking accident case where liability was disputed.
  • Conducted discovery and prepared depositions for witnesses in a consolidated matter involving over a dozen parties.
  • Prepared briefing for summary judgment in a construction dispute over the execution of a contract and the performance of the parties.
  • Prepared motions in limine, trial briefs, and other trial materials against a construction company in a lawsuit where the company performed deficient work on a parking lot.

Education & Admissions

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2023
    • Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet, Managing Editor
    • “Case Classic” Mock Trial Champion (2021)
    • Norma and Larry Zukerman Prize for Best Essay in Criminal Law (2023)
    • Order of Barristers
    • CALI Award in Election Law (2023)
    • CALI Award in Entering the Profession (2023)
  • Eastern Michigan University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2020

 Bar and Court Admissions

  • State of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Involvement

Professional Affiliations

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Member

Community Involvement

  • Case Western Reserve University Undergraduate Mock Trial, Coach

 Firm Involvement

  • DEI Committee, Member

Publications

  • “Oral Contract and Invalid Lien Spell Trouble for Contractor,” Frantz Ward On the Level Construction Blog (February 2025)
  • “Policy of Deference to Federal Agencies Overruled,” Properties Magazine (August 2024)
  • “Filling the Potholes of Pretextual Traffic Stops: A Better Road Forward for Ohio,” Cleveland State Law Review (March 2024)
  • “Student Loans and the Supreme Court: Borrowers’ Futures at Risk,” Social Justice Law Reporter Center (August 2023)

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