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Mr. Jordan is the Office Managing Attorney of the firm's Dallas, Texas office. He has long been considered a leader in the legal profession and is active throughout the Dallas community. He has been honored for his leadership roles within the legal community on many occasions. Those leadership roles include serving as President of the State Bar of Texas, President of the Dallas Bar Association, and as a member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association. He is a 2005 Distinguished Alumnus of the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a former president of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. Mr. Jordan is a Life Fellow of the American, Texas and Dallas Bar Foundations, and he is a Master of the Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court. He is board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Jordan's community involvement extends to political activism and civic service throughout Dallas and Texas. He actively serves on the boards of several local organizations including the Methodist Health System Foundation, Greater Dallas Planning Council, Southwestern Medical Foundation, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and the SMU Athletic Forum. Representative Experience Commercial Litigation Representation of the Texas Supreme Court, Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation and its Chair in a lawsuit brought by Washington Legal Foundation challenging the constitutionality of the Texas IOLTA program; representation included a trial in the District Court, appeal to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and, upon grant of writ of certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court, briefing and argument in that Court on January 13, 1998; there was a trial in the District court again upon remand, appeal to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and ultimately victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 Representation of G.E. Capital in a fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets suit Representation of The Pillsbury Company and its subsidiary, Haagen-Dazs, in a trademark suit with Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Company over "Pralines 'N Cream" Representation of Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., a minority owner of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, in a suit over cost overruns associated with its design and construction against Texas Utilities Electric Company, the majority owner Representation of Citibank subsidiary in class action suit alleging violation of Texas statute regulating mortgage lending practices Public Law Representation of the city of Arlington, Texas, in an investigation into allegation of corruption in its police force and municipal court system Representation of Citibank, N.A. in a dispute with the Attorney General of Texas concerning credit card collection practices Representation of Mobil Chemical Co. in a dispute with the Attorney General of Texas concerning the labeling claim that their plastic trash and grocery bags were "degradable" Representation of a local television reporter in a defamation suit brought by two Dallas Cowboys football players Professional Associations American Bar Association Board of Governors 1995-1998 Executive Committee 1997-1998 Chair Operations Committee 1997-1998 House of Delegates 1986-1998 Chair, Commission on IOLTA 2002-2005 Chair, ABA Museum of Law Committee 2003-2005 Litigation, Public Law, Business Law Sections Museum of Law, President 2003-2004 Museum of Law, Vice President 1999-2003 Presidential Commission on Access to Lawyers, Member 2002 to present Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems, Member 1999-2002 State Bar of Texas, Litigation and Antitrust Sections President 1989-1990 Director 1983-1986 Dallas Bar Association President 1982 Director 1975-1983 Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates, since 1990 Center for American and International Law (formerly the Southwestern Legal Foundation), Trustee 1992 to present Committee for a Qualified Judiciary, Chair 1993-1997 Fellows of the Dallas Bar Foundation, 1990 to present; Chair 1994-1996 Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Master 2000 to present Research Fellows, The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Chair 1996-1997 Texas Bar Historical Foundation, Board of Trustees 1990 to present Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, President 2000-2003; Trustee since 1990 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 Advisory Committee, Chair Education Leadership Southern Methodist University School of Law, Executive Board, 1991 to present Southern Methodist University, Athletic Forum, Board of Directors since 2002; Chair 2006 to present Civic and Cultural Involvements Dallas Breakfast Group, 1996 to present Dallas Summer Musicals, Executive Committee, 2003 to present Friends of Fair Park, 1996 to present Salesmanship Club of Dallas, 1983 to present Southwestern Medical Foundation, Trustee, 1991 to present Awards Distinguished Alumni Award, Charles O. Galvin Award for Service, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2005 Good Apple Award, Texas Appleseed Foundation, 2004 Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines, 2003-2007 (listed in top 100 Texas Super Lawyers & top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Region Super Lawyers) Special Services Award, Dallas Volunteer Attorney program and Dallas Bar Association, 2003 Harold Kleinman Award, Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, 2003 ABA Award for defending constitutionality of IOLTA, 2003 Stars of Justice Award, Texas Access to Justice Commission, 2003 Justinian Award, Dallas Lawyers Auxiliary, 2000 Presidential Citation, State Bar of Texas, 1991, 1999 Outstanding Pro Bono Attorneys' Award, Dallas Bar Association, 1987, 1991, 1998, 1999 Equal Justice Award, Legal Services of North Texas, 1998 President's Award, State Bar of Texas 1998 American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow Dallas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow Business Boards Arthritis Foundation, Board of Directors, North Texas Chapter, 2004 to present Central Dallas Association, Board of Directors, 1995 to 2003 Dallas County Chapter of American Red Cross, Board of Directors, 1985 to 2000 Greater Dallas Community Relations Commission, Advisory Board, 1999 to 2005 Greater Dallas Planning Council, Board of Directors, 1996 to present Greater Dallas Planning Council, Chair, 2002, 2003 Methodist Health System Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2004 to present Grant Thornton Business Leaders Council, 2005 to present.
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