Jordan Powell

Jordan S. Powell, a Founding Partner of Passen Powell Jenkins, has devoted his entire legal career to the representation of victims of negligence, including automobile accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, assisted living negligence, construction accidents, premises liability and pool drownings. Jordan has received several honors for his work, including: • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: 40 under 40, 2012 • Illinois Super Lawyers: Rising Stars, 2012 – present • Emerging Lawyers by Leading Lawyers, 2015 – present • The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under, 40 2016 – present Jordan earned his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law where he focused his studies on developing a well-rounded litigation background. Prior to law school, Jordan attended the University of Michigan where he was on the dean’s list and graduated with academic distinction. Outside of work, Jordan makes a conscious effort give back to the community. Jordan has spent time in the Gulf Coast offering legal advice to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and helping with the demolition of destroyed homes. Jordan also serves as a mentor as part of the Solo & Small Practice Incubator program at Chicago-Kent College of Law and as part of the mentor-mentee program through the Chicago Bar Association. Additionally, Jordan is an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and both the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and Nursing Home Litigation Group of the American Association of Justice. He has been asked to speak to a number of groups including fellow lawyers, senior advocates and long-term care ombudsmen. Jordan was raised in Michigan and attended Bloomfield Hills Andover High School, where his ambition, competitiveness and scholastic achievement were evident. He was a three-letter athlete and earned numerous scholar-athlete honors. Jordan lives with his wife, Greta Powell, also an attorney, and their daughter, in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago.