February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar

The investigator conducted a telephone interview with Mr. Flores-Salazar, who is
incarcerated.
The investigator reviewed the appellate file at the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Following the initial write-up of this report, Mr. Flores-Salazar provided the investigator
with a copy of the fee agreement, and a letter from Mr. Jordan dated June 24, 2007.
Findings and Conclusions
The claimant had an attorney-client relationship with Mr. Jordan. Mr. Jordan was an
active member of the bar at the time of the representation, and was working in Oregon. Mr.
Jordan ceased providing services after one year to the claimant, when he started a suspension
on January 1, 2008.
There was a contract for Mr. Jordan for legal services, but it is not clear that the
claimant was a contracting party or, aside from his verbal statement to the investigator, the
paying party. The contract was for representation on appeal of Mr. Flores-Salazar’s criminal
conviction and related actions in Circuit Court. The fee for Mr. Jordan’s services was $15,000,
which appears to have been paid in full. The fee agreement provided for the fee to have been
“earned upon receipt”, no portion of it was likely ever deposited to a lawyer trust account, and
while termed “nonrefundable” the fee agreement provided for the possibility of a refund or
partial refund in the event of a fee dispute.
It cannot be said that a loss was suffered by the claimant, or that any loss was the result
of the lawyer’s dishonest conduct. Mr. Jordan appears to have performed substantial services
for Mr. Flores-Salazar, in both of the courts he was hired to appear in connection with this
matter. While a subsequent attorney was granted the opportunity to supplement a portion of
Mr. Jordan’s work, there was no amendment, withdrawal or abandonment of Mr. Jordan’s
work. The value of Mr. Jordan’s work cannot be accurately determined without time records,
but it certainly was of more than minimal value.
There was no criminal prosecution of Mr. Jordan, there is no civil judgment against Mr.
Jordan in connection with this claim, and Mr. Jordan’s suspension was not related to this
matter. A disciplinary complaint against Mr. Jordan in connection with this claim is pending. The
claim is for more than $5,000.
There is no evidence of a bond, surety or insurance.
Claimant sent Mr. Jordan a demand letter, and no reply was received.
The claim was filed more than two years after discovery of the claimed loss.