Jordan represents public school districts in state and federal tribunals and courts pertaining to claims arising out of, but not limited to, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Michigan Mandatory Special Education Act, Section 504, the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Title VI, Title IX, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
In addition to representing public school district clients in legal proceedings, Jordan works closely with his school district clients to train staff on how to avoid compliance issues. Jordan routinely provides professional development to clients and their staff. He is a regular presenter at the Winter and Summer Institute Professional Development Conferences hosted by the Michigan Association of Administrators for Special Education, as well as professional development seminars organized by public school districts throughout the state of Michigan.
While in law school, Jordan was a member of multiple award-winning National Mock Trial Teams and also served as the Preemption and Screening Editor for the Law Review.
Prior to joining Clark Hill, Jordan worked as an attorney with LaPointe & Butler, P.C., a boutique law-firm focused on representing school districts in the area of special education. He has also served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Michigan State University and has coached National Mock Trial Teams at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
