Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Atlanta, GA

Honors/Awards:

• Chosen as Master for the Jospeh Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court, 2015
• On the Rise - 40 Rising Stars, Fulton County Daily Report, 2014
• 40 Under 40 Award:  The University of Georgia chooses 40 prominent graduates that it believes have made an impact in business, leadership, community, educational and/or philanthropic endeavors., 40 Under 40 , University of Georgia, 2013
• Legal Elite, Georgia Trend, 2012
• Leadership Georgia Class, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 2008
• Georgia Trend 40 Under 40: awarded to 40 outstanding Georgians under the age of 40. Georgia Trend believes that the honorees are making their marks in business, government, politics, nonprofits, the arts, finance and the military, 40 Under 40, Georgia Trend Magazine, 2007
• Leadership Academy, State Bar of Georgia, 2006
• Order of the Coif, 2002
• Federal Law Clerk to the Honorable Anthony A. Alaimo, 2001
• Order of the Barristers, 2001
• Editorial Board, UGA Law Review, 1999

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of State Bar of Georgia Communications Committee, 2010
• Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court, Barrister, 2004
• Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court, Pupil, 2000
• University of Georgia's Law School Association Council, 2004 – present (Secretary, Treasurer, President-Elect, and 2014-15 President)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member and Member of Executive Committee; Chair, The Verdict Editorial Board (publication of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association); Communication Committee; Vice President (Congressional District 5).   
• Member, DeKalb Bar Association
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Board of Directors, WinList, 2013
• Board of Directors, GreenLaw, 2011
• Board of Directors, Camp Kudzu, 2007

Verdicts/Settlements:

• $3.7 Million Dollar Verdict against dental practice in case where 18 year old dental patient was orally sodomized while under anesthesia , 2015
• $1.95 Million Dollar Whistleblower Settlement: Counsel for relator in False Claims Act case against medical billing services company that was submitting fraudulent billing to Medicare and Medicaid. The case resulted in an intervention by the United States and a settlement of $1.95 million dollar. See Release of the United States Attorney at www.justice.gov/usao/gan/press/2014/10-14-14.html, 2014

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Brought in to consult for jury selection in case that resulted in an $11 Million Dollar Verdict. , 2015
• Development and release of an iPad application called JuryStrike that aids Georgia trial lawyers with jury selection. http://thejordanfirm.com/jury-strike/, 2013
•   Continuing Legal Education Presentations: Jury Selection in Georgia GTLA March 25 Torts Seminar 2013 Use of Technology in the Courtroom GTLA Annual Meeting 2013 Jury Selection in Georgia Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Event 2013 Jodi Arias Jury Deliberations CNN Headline News: Raising America 2013 Perspectives from the Newest Georgia Appellate Jurists: Observations on Best Practices before the Georgia Court of Appeals 2013 Appellate Section Seminar 2013 Ten Commandments of Damages The Nuts and Bolts of Tort Cases 2012 Perspectives from the Bench State Bar of Georgia, Appellate Practice Section 2012 Nuts and Bolts of a Consumer Case The Nuts and Bolts of Tort Cases 2011
• Reported cases include USA Payday Cash Advance Center #1, Inc. v. Evans, 281 Ga.App. 847 (2006) and Georgia Cash America, Inc. v. Strong, 286 Ga.App. 405 (2007), in which Jennifer represented Georgia consumers in multiple class action lawsuits against payday lenders.

Newsletters:

• The story of a case against a dental practice where a teenage girl was left alone while under anesthesia and sexually assaulted. , Beneath the Veneer: Sex, Lies and Videotape

Educational Background:

• University of Georgia School of Law, Magna Cum Laude Graduate, 2001
• Magna Cum Laude Graduate of Georgia Southern University, 1997