Intro
Jordan leads the firm's Real Estate + Environment Section and specializes in commercial real estate litigation. He represents owners, developers, and managers of shopping centers, office buildings, industrial properties, hotels, and senior care facilities in a broad range of disputes involving the purchase and sale of commercial real estate, ownership disputes, construction and development disputes, partnership disputes, easement disputes, commercial lease disputes, including nonpayment of rent, exclusives, options, cotenancy issues, tenant improvements, mechanic’s liens, lease terminations, tenant bankruptcies, and post-lease termination collections. Jordan has trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts. In addition to his litigation practice, Jordan handles entitlement, land use, environmental, and municipal matters.
Areas of Focus
Education
Admissions and Courts
Role
Real Estate + Environment Section Leader
Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
Marin County Bar Association, Member
International Counsel of Shopping Centers, Member
North Bay Leadership Council, Chair - Board of Directors
"Herd Mentality Could Trigger Healing Of S.F.’s Battered Office Market," Bisnow (May 2021)
Super Lawyers, Real Estate (2010–2012)
California Lawyers Association, Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Legal Services Award (2003, 2006)
Legal Aid of Marin, Award for Significant Contribution (2007, 2008)
"The Hidden Lesson of Drybread v. Chipain Chiropractic Corporation," The Marin Lawyer (July 2007)
"Legal Aspects of Hospitality Management," Hospitality Management Department of San Francisco State University (2000–2015)
"Commercial Tenant Bankruptcies – What Landlords Need to Know," Lorman Seminar of Landlord and Tenant Law (August 2012, February 2014)
"Security Deposits: What Do They Really Secure?" International Council of Shopping Centers (2006)
"Tenant Bankruptcies: What Landlords Need To Know, Real Estate Litigation in California," Lorman Educational Services (October 2005)