Jordan Smith

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Hotels and Gaming

Appellate

Career

Mr. Smith has been involved in some of Nevada’s most high-profile litigation. He has argued over twenty times in various state and federal appellate courts on a range of issues, including business disputes, administrative law, bankruptcy, habeas corpus, and the death penalty. He has also litigated several election law matters. Mr. Smith has authored numerous merits and amici briefs at the trial, intermediate, and United States Supreme Court levels. He has published multiple scholarly articles on subjects ranging from gaming law, statutory interpretation, and appellate practice.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Nevada

The Federalist Society

Publications

J. Smith, Posner, Circuit Judge, Sitting by Designation in the District Courts, Regent University Law Review (2018).

J. Smith, “Delegation in Business and in Law” Nevada Business (2019).

J. Smith, “The ‘Argue from Home’ Era” Nevada Business (2020).

J. Smith, “Socially Distanced Separation of Powers,” Nevada Independent (2020).