Jordan E. Dollar
Jordan E. Dollar is President of The Dollar Law Firm with offices in Miami, FL and Detroit, MI. Jordan works as a supervising attorney at the FIU Law Practice at the College of Law. He was previously “of counsel” to the largest minority owned law firm in the country and worked as the Director of Detention Programs at Catholic Legal Services. He is currently President of the Board of Directors for Catholic Legal Services, the largest non-profit, immigration service provider in south Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Florida (2004) and the FIU College of Law (2007).
Jordan has experience in civil litigation, family law, and immigration law. Jordan’s immigration practice consists of representation of individuals through all aspects of the immigration process, including removal proceedings and appeals. His clients include high net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and creatives seeking business visas along with individuals seeking family-based petitions. He previously served as legal counsel for an EB-5 Regional Center in Miami, FL. The Michigan office represents medical providers in civil litigation disputes throughout southeast Michigan. He also represented individuals in all types of family law matters.
In 2019 & 2020, Jordan was named a Super Lawyer Rising Star in the field of immigration. In 2013, he was named a Top 40 under 40 Outstanding Attorney for Miami-Dade County. In February 2015, the FIU College of Law Alumni Association recognized Jordan for contributions to the community. In law school, he was a student-attorney in the Carlos A. Costa Immigration & Human Rights Clinic where he co-counseled on federal class action litigation. He served as a Florida Bar Fellow at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights in Washington, D.C. He is the author of law review articles and is a regular speaker on legal topics.
Law Review Articles
Cited in: Human Rights Watch, Deportation by Default
Presentations
· Catholic Legal Services Summer CLE Series, “Multi-jurisdictional and international law practice,” August 23, 2019.
· Catholic Legal Services Summer CLE Series, “The Art of Putting on a Strong Case, Miami, FL, July 22, 2016.
· Catholic Legal Services Summer CLE Series, “Waivers Update,” and “Tips for Navigating the New ICE Enforcement Priorities, Requesting Prosecutorial Discretion and filing Stays of Removal Presenter,” Miami, FL, July 10, 2015.
· 36th Annual South Florida AILA Immigration Law Update, Panelist, February 5 & 6, 2015
· Catholic Legal Services Summer CLE Series, “Defending Non-citizens in Removal: Waivers Before USCIS and the Immigration Court,” Presenter, Miami, FL, July 18, 2014.
· University of Miami School of Law, “Innovate Immigration Defense CLE,” University of Miami, Miami, FL, April 4, 2014.
· National Immigrant Integration Conference, “What We Carried With Us…” DACA, IRCA and Naturalization Experiences Essential for a ‘Times-Ten’ Challenge,” Miami, FL, August 1, 2013.
· Catholic Legal Service Summer CLE Series, “Litigating the Criminal Alien Case: Making the Seemingly Impossible, Possible,” Moderator and Presenter, Miami, FL, June 14, 2013
· South Florida AILA CLE, “Hot Topics in Controlled Substance Violations and Immigration Consequences,” Panelist, Miami, FL, April 18, 2012
· 33rd Annual South Florida AILA Immigration Law Update, “The World After Silva-Trevino,” Panelist, Miami, FL, February 17 & 18, 2011.
· “Miami In-service on Immigration Proceedings, Detention, and Mental Health” Organizer and Presenter held at FIU College of Law, Miami, FL on January 14, 2011
· In-house immigration law training at the The Office of the Miami-Dade County Public Defender, November 19, 2010.
· St. Thomas School of Law Symposium, “Human Rights Aftershocks: Haiti,” Presenter, November 5, 2010
· Catholic Legal Services Summer CLE Series, “Dealing with Matter of Silva-Trevino: categorical vs. realistic probability vs. non-elemental fact,” Presenter, Miami, FL, July 9, 2010
· Lat/Crit XI Symposium, “Critical Caribbean” Moderator and Panel Member, Miami Beach, FL, October 2007.
· Planning Committee Member and Student-Rapporteur at Haiti Constitutional Reform Symposium, April 28, 2007 at Florida International University College of Law, Miami, FL.