McCandlish Lillard is pleased to announce that Jordan Nye has joined the firm as a Senior Associate.
Jordan is an experienced and trusted litigator and family law practitioner. Jordan assists clients in all areas of family law, ranging from litigating contentious divorces and custody disputes, drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, negotiating settlement agreements, mediating separations, drafting uncontested divorces documents, handling child and spousal support issues, adoptions, and advising clients on property division. Jordan also handles matters involving conservatorships, guardianships, estate planning and estate administration.
Jordan received his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. While in school, Jordan worked for the Honorable Louise DiMatteo in Arlington, Virginia, where he helped establish and oversee the Arlington County Drug Court Program. Thereafter, Jordan honed his trial skills by working at local prosecutorโs offices in both Arlington and Washington, DC. After graduating from law school, Jordan joined a boutique firm where he managed numerous family law cases in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia and has focused his attention on family law ever since.
Jordan is highly regarded for his work with members of the LGBTQ+ community and has the experience necessary for the unique challenges members of this community may face. Jordan has successfully argued precedent setting constitutional family law matters resulting in established family law statutes being applied equally to members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Jordan has been president of the DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association for three years and is currently a member of the organizationโs Board of Directors. Jordan is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia.
