Jordan Estes

Practice Areas

Jordan Estes is an accomplished trial attorney and former federal prosecutor, who has been lead or co-lead counsel in 14 federal jury trials. She represents high-profile individuals and corporations in complex criminal trials, hearings, investigations and other proceedings conducted by federal and state agencies, as well as in internal investigations. Her extensive experience and proven track record make her a formidable advocate for her clients in the most challenging legal environments.

Career

Jordan has led some of the nation’s most high-profile white collar cases. Jordan’s recent experience includes the defense of Bill Hwang of Archegos Capital Management in a highly publicized 10-week trial that laid the groundwork for appeal on novel legal issues related to market manipulation. As a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Jordan represented the government in the month-long trial of former Nikola Corporation CEO Trevor Milton for securities fraud and the two-week trial of a former Congressman for insider trading.

During her eight-year tenure at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Jordan served as co-chief of the General Crimes Unit and was a senior member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. She tried 13 cases to verdict, securing convictions in all of them. In her role as co-chief of the General Crimes Unit, she supervised over a dozen trials and conducted the Office’s trial training program for junior prosecutors.

Personal

JD, Harvard Law School, cum laude, 2008. Bachelor of Arts, University of Mississippi, summa cum laude, 2005.