A TOP RATED LAS VEGAS PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
Jordan Schnitzer is a certified Personal Injury Specialist by the State Bar of Nevada. Jordan was born and raised in Las Vegas. He graduated, cum laude, from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University with a degree in economics and a minor in communications. He obtained his law degree from the UCLA School of Law, which is consistently ranked as one of the top 20 law schools in the country. He is licensed to practice law in both Nevada and California.
Jordan Schnitzer spent several years working as a lawyer for some of the largest insurance companies and corporations in the country. During that time, Jordan learned all of the tricks and tactics insurance companies use to try to avoid fairly compensating injured people. But Jordan realized he loved helping injured people get the money they deserved instead of helping the greedy insurance companies keep as much as they can.
Jordan’s skill, dedication and passion for helping injured people has made him a go to personal injury attorney by his peers, legal organizations and publications. He has successfully handled cases all the way from pre-litigation settlement, through arbitration, mediation, trial and even the Supreme Court of Nevada.
Jordan has been recognized locally as one of Nevada’s Legal Elite by Nevada Business magazine, a Top Lawyer in Las Vegas by Desert Companion magazine and a Top 100 Lawyer in Las Vegas by MYVEGAS Magazine.
Nationally, Jordan’s qualifications and trial results earned him selection in the exclusive organization The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, which is composed of the top trial lawyers who are younger than the age of 40.
Jordan has also been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of recognition and professional achievement. The Rising Stars list is reserved for the top 2.5 percent of lawyers who are 40 years old or younger, or have only been in practice for 10 years or less, yet have reached a high level of skill and success.
Jordan has the highest possible Avvo rating: 10.0 Superb. Avvo is one of the most popular online legal services websites. Avvo uses a complex algorithm to assign each lawyer a rating from 1–10 based upon publicly available information, awards and peer reviews. There is no bias in the Avvo rating system and attorneys cannot pay to increase their ratings.
Jordan has attained an AV Preeminent® Rating, which is the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous Peer Review Rating process that is managed and monitored by the world’s most trusted legal resource, Martindale-Hubbell®. This award demonstrates that Jordan’s peers have given him the highest possible rating for both legal ability and legal ethics.
Other accolades for Jordan include Top 10 Under 40 by National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys, Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 by American Society of Legal Advocates, 10 Best by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and Premier 100 Civil Trial Attorneys by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys.
Jordan enjoys spending time with his family. Jordan is also a big Golden Knights and UNLV fan. He is a long-time booster for the football and basketball program.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Nevada (2007)
United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2007)
California (2008)
United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2012)
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2014)
United State Distinct Court for the Central Distinct of California (2014)
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2015)
EDUCATION
UCLA School of Law (2007)
Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, cum laude (2004)
AWARDS
Top Lawyer in Las Vegas | Desert Companion Magazine
Legal Elite | Nevada Business Magazine
Top 40 Under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers
AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Rising Star | SuperLawyers Magazine
Top 10 Under 40 | Nat’l Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys
Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 | American Society of Legal Advocates
10 Best | American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
Premier 100 Civil Trial Attorneys | American Academy of Trial Attorneys
Lifetime Member | Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Top 100 Lawyer in Las Vegas | MYVEGAS Magazine
Perfect 10 out of 10 Superb | Avvo
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Board Certified Personal Injury Specialist
Nevada Justice Association
Clark County Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum