Paul W. Jordan
Paul Jordan helps businesses, commercial property owners, and property management professionals navigate business, contract, real property, and commercial leasing disputes. He understands the importance of understanding client goals and tailoring the strategy for the best resolution. In the event an issue cannot be resolved through preliminary negotiations, Paul has significant experience advocating for clients through mediation, arbitration, litigation, hearings, trial, and appeals.
Business Disputes: Contract, real estate, fraud, breach of good faith, shareholder, and other business conflicts and litigation.
Real Estate Disputes: Commercial leasing and landlord-tenant, forcible entry and detainer, eviction, licensor-licensee, and other commercial real property litigation.
From 2010 to 2012, Paul served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural El Salvador, focusing on health education and community development. In his spare time, Paul enjoys traveling, trying a new brew (beer or coffee), and enjoying all the outdoor activities Colorado has to offer with his wife and dog, Lu.
Education
- J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- Denver University Law Review
- Student Bar Association President
- B.A., University of Arkansas
Areas Of Practice
Experienced, forward-thinking advocates who go beyond the expected for clients in dispute prevention and resolution.
Our real estate practice is one of the largest in the American West, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Washington with experience in all aspects of the real estate development process, from due diligence, acquisition and finance, through land use permitting and entitlements, to leasing and sale.
Representative Matters
- Commercial landlord client awarded damages, attorney fees, and costs after tenant held over after expiration of lease and refused to vacate premises.
- Numerous awards of possession of commercial property and damages in favor of landlord after breach of commercial lease by tenant.
- Complete defense verdict, plus award of attorney fees and costs, for commercial landlord after trial on dispute related to interpretation of maintenance requirements under lease.
- Successful defense of property owner against a mechanic’s lien.
- Dismissal of tenant counterclaims against landlord in commercial leasing action.
- Obtained court judgment declaring lien against homeowner spurious and invalid with an award of attorney fees and costs.
- Obtained dismissal in action against insurer on claims of breach of contract, bad faith, and unreasonable delay and denial of claim.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of insurer on claims of breach of contract and bad faith.
- Obtained directed verdict at trial and defended the judgment on appeal.
Professional and Community Affiliations
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association, Former Young Lawyers and Division Board Member
- University of Denver Professional Mentoring Program, Mentor
Awards and Honors
- Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
- Colorado Super Lawyers® Rising Star, Civil Litigation, 2020-2025
Admissions
- Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court – District of Colorado