Reeves Jordan

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

Reeves has significant experience litigating cases at both the trial and appellate levels. A substantial part of his practice is devoted specifically to appellate and post-verdict work. In 2024, Reeves briefed, argued, and won a motion to reduce a $6 million jury award for punitive damages that had been entered against a North Alabama small business to zero. In the Alabama Supreme Court, he recently obtained the reversal of a $3 million jury verdict in a case involving the tort of outrage, resulting in a take-nothing judgment in the client’s favor. In federal court, he has handled 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 federal and state trial courts across the country. He has handled discovery and pretrial proceedings in a variety of matters, winning dispositive motions on several occasions. Reeves litigates cases on both sides of the “v.”, with recent experience filing multiple lawsuits and defending against many others.

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 reversal of a $3 million jury verdict for outrage and promissory fraud in the Alabama Supreme Court, resulting in judgment in the client's favor on remand. 21st Mortg. Corp. v. Robinson, No. SC-2023-0304, 2024 WL 5179041 (Ala. Dec. 20, 2024).

• 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. Nat’l Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Ass’n v. Black, 107 F.4th 415 (5th Cir. 2024).

• Successfully defended dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of Maryland’s closed-end credit lending statute. French v. 21st Mortg. Corp., No. 24-1584, 2025 WL 2058807 (4th Cir. July 23, 2025).

• Obtained 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 Mortg. & Fin., Inc., No. 3:25-cv-0004 (E.D. Tenn.).

• Representing national and state trade associations in a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Energy under the Administrative Procedure Act challenging energy-conservation standards for manufactured housing. Manufactured Housing Inst. v. U.S. Dep’t of Energy, No 1:23-cv-0174 (W.D. Tex.).

• Representing an Alabama pharmaceutical cooperative in defending against dozens of actions coordinated in the federal opioids multi-district litigation, as well as related suits in New York state court. In re: Nat’l Prescription Opiate Litig., No. 1:17-cv-2804 (N.D. Ohio).

• On a pro bono basis, obtained dismissal of a breach-of-contract action on behalf of an Alabama community college in Ontario County, New York.

Recognition

• Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch" for Commercial Litigation (2025-Present), Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2026)
• Business Alabama Legal Elite, Appellate Law (2025)