Jordan is a member of the Professional Liability Department where she concentrates her practice on civil rights, constitutional law and municipal liability.
Jordan previously was Assistant District Attorney of Lackawanna County where she served the citizens of the county by prosecuting criminals and focused her work on the Narcotics Unit.
Jordan received her juris doctor from Widener University Commonwealth Law School, where she was an active member of the Student Bar Association. She received her bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies with concentrations in pre-medicine and pre-law from the University of Scranton.
Honors & awards
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star
2024-2025
Year joined
2022
Results
Successful defense of employer alleged to have violated the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act.
Employment Law
November 1, 2022
The plaintiff sought employment as a fork lift operator in a manufacturing facility. He was extended a conditional offer of employment, contingent on passing a pre-employment drug test. His drug test showed a positive indication for the presence of marijuana, and his offer was rescinded. The plaintiff claimed that he notified the facility that he held a valid Medical Marijuana Identification Card, yet our client still rescinded its offer in violation of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act.
Thought Leadership
Court Dismisses Inmate’s 1983 Civil Rights Complaint as Time-Barred and Legally Deficient
Scranton
Public Entity & Civil Rights Litigation
October 1, 2025
The plaintiff, Javier Gomez, an inmate at SCI-Coal Township, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Gomez alleged that on July 14, 2022, a fellow inmate, Higgin, assaulted him.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
May 22, 2025
Thirty-three attorneys across Marshall Dennehey's five Pennsylvania offices have been selected to the 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.
Examining the Limits of the State-Created Danger Doctrine
Scranton
Public Entity & Civil Rights Litigation
April 1, 2025
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the decedent’s family urgently called 911 as she struggled to breathe and had dangerously low blood-oxygen levels. Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, Apri
Does a Municipality Have Statutory Duty to Indemnify Its Police Officer for Judgment Entered Against Him in Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit?
Scranton
Public Entity & Civil Rights Litigation
October 1, 2024
In late 2012, 16-year-old Shane McGuire and friends smashed pumpkins and stacked bricks on the doorstep of the home of City of Pittsburgh Police Officer Colby Neidig. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, Octo
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
May 17, 2024
Twenty-eight attorneys across Marshall Dennehey's six Pennsylvania offices have been selected to the 2024 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.
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