Jordan Jones Attorney

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):

$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:

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

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