1. JHERIS JORDAN
1819 Grand Valley Drive │Houston, TX 77090 │(484) 682-7077│ jherisjordan@gmail.com
EDUCATION
South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX
Juris Doctorate awaiting bar results.
GPA: 3.363 Class Rank: Top 25%
Honors: CALI Award (highest grade in class) for Criminal Procedure
V&E Scholar, Fall 2014
Journal: Corporate Counsel Review Law Journal
Publications: “The Delaware Long-Arm statute: the Court Adopts the Conspiracy Test to Satisfy the
Jurisdictional Test for Personal Jurisdiction” Corporate Counsel Review, to be published in the
Fall 2015 Issue
Advocacy: South Texas College of Law Summer Trial Academy
Activities Animal Law Society, Treasurer
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Committee Member
Certifications: Mediator, Texas Civil Practice Remedies Code
Courses: Pretrial Corporations Agency and Partnership
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice May 2012
EXPERIENCE
Washington & Associates, Houston, Texas Law Clerk, April 2015 – Present
• Drafted pleadings and motions related to labor relations laws, corporate liability, and partnership liability
• Conducted legal research and writings on governmental immunity regarding breach of contract, the Service
Contract Act, recession, and declaratory relief, and other issues pertaining to the Local Government Code
and Education Code
• Assisted counsel in discovery, trial, and mediation on suing corporate officers for breach of fiduciary duty
Judge Dale Gorczynski, Houston, Texas Mediator, January 2015 —May 2015
• Mediated family and landlord/tenant disputes
Harris County Attorney’s Office, Houston, Texas Law Clerk, May 2014– November 2014
• Drafted pleadings and motions related to public nuisance laws, illegal game rooms, massage parlors, and
nightclubs
• Conducted legal research and writings on police immunity, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act,
rescission, and declaratory relief, and other issues pertaining to the Texas Local Government Code
• Assisted counsel in discovery, trial, and mediation on shutting down dangerous establishments
• Assisted in drafting the Harris County Game Room Regulations, which defines what are legal and illegal
game rooms
Julia Maldonado Law Firm, Houston, Texas Law Clerk, May 2013 – August 2013
• Assisted attorneys in preparing for trial and mediation for divorces and misdemeanor criminal defense cases
• Drafted affidavit and subpoena forms for divorce and child custody cases
• Assisted a victim of domestic violence to obtain an order of protection in family court
• Assisted counsel in depositions with child protective services

2. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Philanthropy: Created an after school curriculum for 2013 fall semester at Patrick Henry Middle School, and
coached middle school students for mock trial competition January 2014-May 2014; Participated in a Habitat for
Humanity program for three consecutive years whereby we constructed homes and schools for the impoverished in
Saltillo, Monterrey, Johannesburg, South Africa