Reeves Jordan

Reeves is an Associate in Maynard Nexsen’s Litigation section.

A substantial part of Reeves’s practice is devoted to appellate and post-verdict work. In 2024, Reeves briefed, argued, and won a post-trial motion to reduce a $6 million punitive award in an Alabama trial court to zero. His other recent victories include the reversal of a $3 million jury verdict in the Alabama Supreme Court. In federal court, Reeves has written briefs and advised on appeals in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits and has drafted a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Reeves also maintains a broad civil litigation practice in trial courts across the country. Several of his recent representations have involved corporate governance and shareholder disputes. Others have involved constitutional or administrative challenges in suits filed by or against federal agencies. In 2025, Reeves was part of a team that obtained the dismissal of an action filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against a Berkshire Hathaway division in Tennessee.

Reeves’s experience extends to class actions and multi-district litigation. Along with other Firm lawyers, he is counsel for a pharmaceutical cooperative in the federal opioids multi-district litigation in Cleveland, Ohio.

Reeves started his career as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York, where his practice focused on securities and antitrust litigation. Before joining the Firm, he clerked for the Honorable Elizabeth L. Branch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Honorable Samuel H. Mays of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Reeves holds a B.A. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a Managing Editor of The University of Chicago Law Review.

• Obtained the reversal of a $3 million jury verdict for promissory fraud and outrage on behalf of a financial services provider in the Alabama Supreme Court. 21st Mortgage Corp. v. Robinson, No. SC-2023-0304, 2024 WL 5179041 (Ala. Dec. 20, 2024).

• Obtained the dismissal with prejudice of an enforcement action filed against a Berkshire Hathaway division by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, alleging violations of federal ability-to-repay lending laws. CFPB v. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., No. 3:25-cv-0004 (E.D. Tenn.).

• Representing a group of industry participants in an action filed against the Federal Trade Commission and others challenging the constitutionality of the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association v. Black, 107 F.4th 415 (5th Cir. 2024).

• Representing national and state trade associations in a suit filed against the Department of Energy challenging energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. Manufactured Housing Institute v. U.S. Department of Energy, No. 1:23-cv-0174 (W.D. Tex.).

• Representing a pharmaceutical cooperative in defending actions coordinated in the federal opioids multi-district litigation in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as related suits in New York state court. In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, No. 1:17-cv-2804 (N.D. Ohio).

• Represented an Alabama special-purpose investment fund in defending against claims asserted by investors in an arbitration proceeding in Washington, D.C.

• Represented a North Alabama home goods retailer in defending against a class action suit in New York alleging violations of website accessibility standards.

Recognition

• Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch" for Commercial Litigation (2025)