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Craig Jordan's Resume

Law Office of Craig Jordan, 2000-Present

Private practice, specializing in cases involving identity theft, credit reporting problems, debt collection harassment, and auto fraud.

Texas Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General, 1986-1999

National leader in the initiation and prosecution of significant consumer protection cases. Broad experience in virtually every area of consumer law. Significant expertise in the following areas: false advertising, technology and the internet, direct mail marketing, consumer credit, and health fraud.

Council Member, Consumer Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2000-present

Certified in Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993-present

Significant Cases and Projects

Pacific Health Systems, Inc. v. Book, 2003

Wrote amicus curiae brief for the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association of Consumer Advocates in case involving arbitration of racketeering claims.

Multistate Sweepstakes Group, 1998-1999

Lead 40+ state investigation of several direct mail sweepstakes marketers, including Publishers Clearing House, American Family Publishers, Readers Digest and others. Coordinated multiple simultaneous multi-party negotiations. Lead group in developing recommendations to Congress on sweepstakes legislation.

Multistate Internet Services Group, 1996-1999

Executive committee member of group of 30+ states investigating computer and Internet related cases and making policy recommendations on Internet related issues. Lead group in formulating policy positions on the UCC2B/UCITA electronic commerce legislation.

HMO Litigation, 1998-1999

Co-counsel in lawsuits against HMO's operated by Aetna, NYLCare, and Humana for deceptive marketing practices and improper use of financial incentives to limit medically necessary care.

America Online (I, II and III), 1996-1998

Lead counsel for group of states that negotiated the first of three settlements with America Online. Executive committee member of group that negotiated the second and third settlements. Obtained $34 million in restitution to consumers, $2.5 million to the states, and significant reforms of America Online's practices, including implementation of standards for notice in online contracting.

GMAC Mortgage Corp. and Fleet Mortgage Corp., 1992-1994

Member of the executive committee of a group of states that negotiated Consent Judgments with two mortgage servicing companies concerning the manner in which they accounted for consumers' escrow funds. These settlements resulted in approximately $140 million in refunds to consumers. In addition, as a result of the group's rulemaking petition to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the entire industry implemented these changes, resulting in an estimated $3 billion in refunds to consumers over a 3 year period.

Stamps v. Collagen, 1992

Wrote amicus curiae brief of 28 Attorneys General in support of Jennifer Stamps' certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking reversal of a Fifth Circuit ruling preempting state tort and warranty claims for injuries caused by Class III medical devices.

Mortgage Broker Fee Rulemaking, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1996-1997

Invited by HUD to participate as committee member in a negotiated rulemaking concerning the status of various kinds of payments to mortgage brokers under the anti-kickback provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

Education

University of Texas, J.D. 1985

Austin College, B.A. 1982, Economics and German

Ludwigs-Maximillians Üniversität (University of Munich)/Wayne State University, 1980-1981

Speaking and Writing

Helping Clients with Credit Report Problems: A Primer for Plaintiff's Counsel, Advanced Consumer Law Seminar, Houston, Texas 2005

Identity Theft and Credit Reporting Issues, Comprehensive Consumer Law Seminar, Dallas, Texas 2004

Proving Damages in Consumer Cases After the 2003 Legislature, Comprehensive Consumer Law Seminar, Houston, Texas 2003

Internet Sweepstakes Promotions, Promotion Marketing Association Law Conference, Washington, DC 1998

Impact of Direct Mail Sweepstakes Offers on the Elderly, NAAG Consumer Conference, San Diego, CA 1998

Revitalizing Traditional Law Enforcement Tools in Light of the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act, NAAG/FTC Health Fraud Conference, Dallas, TX 1998

Preemption and the Interplay of the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act and the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, NAAG/FTC Health Fraud Conference, Dallas, TX 1997

Deceptive Food Advertising and the FDA's Rules Implementing the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, Food and Drug Law Institute Conference, Washington, DC 1995

Preemption of State Food Regulation Under the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, Food and Drug Law Institute Conference, Washington, DC 1994

Preemption and Uniform Enforcement of Food Marketing Regulations, 49 Food and Drug Law Journal 401, (1994)