Jordan M. Jones
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Los Angeles, California
Truck Accident Attorneys, PC
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in California since: 2022
Education: Wayne State University Law School
Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2024 Call today:
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A board-certified attorney in truck accident law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Jordan Jones of Los Angeles Truck Accident Lawyers, is a distinguished figure in the legal landscape of Los Angeles who predominantly concentrates on truck accident law. His commitment to this niche is driven by a deep-seated passion to stand up for those devastated by commercial vehicle accidents across Southern California, with a focus on Los Angeles. With a legal career spanning over a decade, he has become synonymous with resilience and advocacy, tirelessly fighting for the rights and recovery of his clients.
Mr. Jones’ academic credentials are as impressive as his legal victories. He earned his Juris Doctor, graduating cum laude from Wayne State University Law School, where he was also a standout in competitive legal writing. His educational pursuit continued with a Master of Liberal Arts from Harvard Extension School and a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Windsor. This diverse educational background equips him with a unique blend of skills, enabling him to approach complex legal challenges with both analytical rigor and creative problem-solving.
In the courtroom and beyond, Mr. Jones has secured several multimillion-dollar outcomes for his clients, including a notable $10.5 million settlement in a particularly complex semi-truck accident case. His approach to law is not just about litigating; it's about understanding the intricacies of the trucking industry and using that knowledge to better advocate for his clients and ensure accountability.
Mr. Jones’ professional influence extends into significant legal circles. He serves on the board of regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and holds leadership positions within the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group. His contributions to improving trucking litigation and safety have been recognized with numerous awards, including the prestigious Chair Special Recognition Award and a spot among The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.
Mr. Jones is more than just a lawyer; he is a dedicated advocate whose legal acumen and empathetic approach make him a trusted ally in the pursuit of justice. His commitment to his clients and his craft makes him a pivotal force in the realm of truck accident law, continuously pushing for higher standards of accountability and safety in the trucking industry.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2013, Michigan
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Association for Justice, Member; Minority Caucus Member, 2017 - Present; Trucking Litigation Group, Secretary; Treasurer; Board Member, 2020 - Present; Side Underride Guard Committee Co-Chair, 2020 - 2021; Broker Committee Co-Chair, 2019 - 2020
- State Bar of California
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Board of Regents, 2023
- American Association for Justice Bus Litigation Group, Board Member, 2021 - Present
- Washtenaw County Bar Association, Member, 2014 - Present
- Michigan Association for Justice, Member, 2015 - Present
- State Bar of Michigan, 2012 - Present
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $2 Million Truck Accident Settlement – Confidential, 2025
- $1.1 Million Confidential Truck Accident Settlement, 2024
- $1.9 Million Confidential Truck Accident Settlement, 2024
- $2 Million Truck Accident Verdict on $250,000 Defense Offer, 2024
- $2 Million Truck Accident Settlement - Kent County , 2021
- $10.5 million confidential truck accident settlement, 2021
- $2 million confidential truck accident settlement, 2021
- $1.65 million confidential car accident settlement, 2021
- $1.1 Million Oakland County Car Accident Settlement - April 2021, 2021
- $1.75 Million truck accident settlement - Missouri, 2021
- $245,000 Car Accident Settlement in Oakland County , 2020
- $225,000 Car Accident Settlement in Macomb County , 2020
- $200,000 Car Accident Settlement in Ingham County, 2020
- $200,000 Car Accident Arbitration in Oakland County, 2020
- $355,500 Car Accident Settlement in Wayne County , 2020
- $285,000 Car Accident Settlement in Wayne County, 2020
- $225,000 Car Accident Settlement in Macomb County, 2020
- $300,000 Car Accident Settlement in Lapeer County, 2020
- $500,000 Truck Accident Settlement in Macomb County, 2020
- $260,000 Motorcycle Accident Settlement in Ingham County, 2020
- $220,000 Car Accident Settlement in Wayne County, 2020
- $215,000 Car Accident Settlement in Oakland County, 2020
- $650,000 Car Accident Settlement in Wayne County, 2020
- $5.1 Million wrongful death car accident settlement - Washtenaw County , 2018
- Confidential $750,000 settlement for a trucking case, 2019
- $350,000 Truck Accident Settlement - Oakland County, 2019
- $1.63 million Van Buren County truck accident settlement, 2017
- $1.25 million Wayne County truck accident settlement, 2017
- $935,000 settlement, Macomb County, 2017
- $3.3 million Washtenaw County commercial vehicle wrongful death accident settlement, 2016
- $2 million Oakland County head-on collision car accident settlement, 2016
Videos:
- Introduction to Jordan Jones, Meet Jordan Jones, an Attorney at Michigan Auto Law, 2016
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board-Certified Specialist, Truck Accident Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy (an ABA Accredited Lawyer Certification Program), 2023
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Free Legal Aid Clinic, Inc., Board of Directors, 2012
- Litigation Advisory Board Member, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2019 - 2021
Honors/Awards:
- Recipient, 2021 - 2024, Best Lawyers in America: Ones To Watch, The Best Lawyers in America
- Recipient, 2022 - 2023, Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit for 2024, DBusiness Magazine
- Recipient, Chair Special Recognition Award, American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group, 2023
- Recipient, Up & Coming Lawyer, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 2015
Educational Background:
- Wayne State University Law School, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, Top 20% of Class, State Bar of Michigan Writing Competition, 2nd Place, 2013
- Harvard Extension School, Cambridge, Master of Liberal Arts, Dean's List for Academic Achievement, 2023
- University of Windsor, Windsor, Bachelor of Arts, Graduated with Honors, 2010
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Austin, TX; September 19, 2025, Speaker, Backing Cases, 2025 Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys Annual Symposium, 2025
- San Francisco, CA, July 20, 2025, Speaker, Foundations for Compelling Client Stories presented by the Trucking Litigation Group/Bus Litigation Group, American Association for Justice 2025 Annual Convention, 2025
- San Diego, CA, April 11, 2025, Speaker, Trucking Masterclass, 2025 TBI Med Legal Conference, 2025
- Atlantic City, NJ, April 30, 2025, Speaker, Jurisdictional Challenges: Canadian Motor Carriers and Other Obstacles, New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar 2025, 2025
- Novi, MI, April 23, 2025, Speaker, Nuts and Bolts of Trucking Cases, ICLE’s 12th Annual No-Fault Summit, 2025
- Daytona Beach Shores, FL, April 4, 2025, Speaker, Telematics: Treasure Trove of Information, Florida Justice Association’s Winning Truck Crash Cases Seminar, 2025
- Tempe, AZ, March 19, 2025, Speaker, What Trucking Lawyers Need To Know, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2025 New Trucking Lawyers Division Bootcamp, 2025
- · New Orleans, LA, March 14, 2025, Speaker, Trends in the Litigation and Trial of Cases Involving the Trucking Industry, American Bar Association Transportation Megaconference XVII, 2025
- National, January 14, 2025, Co-Speaker, Deposing Truck Drivers and Trucking Company Representatives in Injury Cases, Strafford Webinars, 2025
- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; December 12 2024, Speaker, TBI Before and After Witnesses, American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group, 2024
- Nashville, TN; July 19, 2024, Speaker, How Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies are Cheating E-Logs, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, 2024
- Nashville, TN; July 18, 2024, Speaker, Rethinking The 'Damages Only' Trial: Strategies to Reorient Admitted Liability Cases, Belli Society 76th Annual Seminar, 2024
- San Diego, CA, October 25, 2024, Speaker, Closings, Law-Di-Gras 2024, 2024
- San Diego, CA, October 25, 2024, Speaker, Collaborating to Personalize Spinal Cord Injury Damages, Law-Di-Gras 2024, 2024
- San Diego, CA; October 22, 2023, Co-Panelist, Litigating Trucking Accident Cases, Ortho Spine Injury Association Law-Di-Gras 2023, 2023
- Nashville, TN, September 27, 2024, Speaker, How to Win Dump Truck, Garbage Truck and Cement Mixer cases, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys 2024 Annual Symposium, 2024
- February 2024 issue of Trial (American Association for Justice), pages 39-46, Author, Know the Mechanics: Understand the nuts and bolts of Rule 30(b)(6) depositions – and how they can be used successfully in truck crash cases, Trial (American Association for Justice), 2024
- Las Vegas, NV; September 2, 2022, Speaker, Attacking Trucking Defenses, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles – CAALA Vegas 2022, 2022
- Scottsdale, AZ, October 12, 2023, Speaker, Tips & Strategies for Finding Hidden Value Drivers in Every Case, Arizona Association for Justice Annual Conference 2023, 2023
- National, November 15, 2023, Co-Speaker, Deposing Truck Drivers and Trucking Company Representatives in Injury Cases: Questioning Deponents, Using Demonstrative Exhibits, Raising and Defending Objections, Dealing With Difficult Deponents, and More, Strafford Webinars, 2023
- Philadelphia, PA, July 17, 2023, Speaker, Properly Identifying All Defendants in a Truck Crash Case, American Association for Justice Annual Convention 2023, 2023
- Philadelphia, PA, July 16, 2023 , Speaker, Differences Between Auto and Trucking Cases, American Association for Justice Annual Convention 2023, 2023
- Las Vegas, NV; June 5, 2023 , Speaker, There May Be More Defendants: Identifying All the Possible Bad Actors, 360 Advocacy’s Auto, Truck, Damages Extravaganza, 2023
- Atlantic City, NJ; April 26, 2023, Co-Speaker, Settlement Tactics and Strategies in Trucking Cases, Boardwalk Seminar for New Jersey Association for Justice, 2023
- Denver, CO; November 7-9, 2022, Moderator, Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases, American Association for Justice’s Specialized Trucking College, 2022
- Austin, Texas; October 7, 2022, Speaker, Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys – ATAA Symposium 2022, 2022
- Analyzes the use of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) to seek sanctions for loss, destruction and/or failure to preserve ESI (electronically stored information), Author (co-author), The Path Forward When ESI Is Lost, Trial Magazine (American Association for Justice), 2022
- September, 2021 in Vegas, Speaker, The Video Doesn’t Lie: Dash Cams, Cabin Cameras, and Surveillance Footage, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles – CAALA Vegas 2021, 2021
- Atlantic City, NJ, April 27, 2022, Speaker, Hidden Evidence You Can Find—Telematics Today (and Tomorrow), Trucking Program at the New Jersey Association for Justice’s Boardwalk Seminar 2022, 2022
- Hosted from Lansing, MI; January 26, 2022, Speaker, Technology You Need to be Familiar with in a Truck Crash Case – Proving The Truck Collision Case – Part 1, Michigan Association for Justice SeminarWeb, 2022
- Las Vegas, NV; July 2021, Speaker, Technology You Need to be Familiar With in a Truck Crash Case, American Association for Justice Annual Conference, 2021
- Hosted from Ann Arbor, MI; April 2021, Speaker, No-Fault Priorities Update, 8th Annual No-Fault Summit – Presented by ICLE and the Negligence Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, 2021
- New Jersey, June, 2021, Speaker, How to Conduct a Truck Driver Deposition, New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar – Trucking: On the Road Again-Trucking Cases 2021, 2021
- August 2020 Webinar, Speaker, Investigative Tools for Trucking Cases, New Jersey Association for Justice's Boardwalk Seminar, 2020
- On-demand video seminar; Ann Arbor, MI; October 2019, Speaker, First-Party No Fault Update 2019, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 2019
- Palm Beach, FL; December 2019, Speaker, Mining Data from Social Media Websites to Research Catastrophic Truck Crashes, American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group, 2019
- Commercial Vehicle, 18-Wheeler & Oilfield CLE Event, Horseshoe, TX, Speaker, Using the Rules and Regulations to Prove Your Trucking Case, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
- Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, Settling Truck Accident Cases, Boardwalk Seminar, New Jersey Association for Justice, 2019
- Webinar, July 2019, Presenter, How to Obtain the DAC Report Directly and Use it in Your Case, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2019
- San Diego, CA; July 2019, Speaker, Using the Rules and Regulations to Prove Your Trucking Case, American Association for Justice Annual Conference, 2019
- Michigan ICLE Lectures, Contributor and Featured Lecturer, Get the Most Out of Expert Witnesses, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Auto Accidents, 2018
- New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) Boardwalk Seminar, Speaker, A Truck Case Walks Into the Office – Now What?, New Jersey Association for Justice, Truck Accident Litigation, 2018
- Michigan ICLE Lecture, Contributor and Featured Lecturer, Essential Deposition Skills: A No-Fault Case, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Michigan No Fault Auto Law, 2017
- Michigan ICLE Lecture, Contributor and Featured Lecturer, First-Party No-Fault Update 2017, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Michigan No Fault Auto Law, 2017
- Michigan ICLE OnDemand Webinar, Contributor and Featured Lecturer, Basics of No-Fault, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Michigan No Fault Auto Law, 2016
- Interstate Truck Litigation Journal, Speaker, Deconstructing the ELD Mandate, American Association for Justice, Truck Accident Litigation, 2016
- Meadowlands Seminar, Speaker, Proving Impairment and Disability at Trial, New Jersey Association for Justice, Auto Accidents, 2015
Selections
10 Years Rising Stars
- Rising Stars: 2015 - 2024
