Jordan R. Rose
Practice Areas: Land Use and Zoning,Transportation Issues, State Land, Special Districts, Public Private Partnerships, Native American Law, Government Affairs, Administrative Law, Sports Law, Professional Athlete Representation, Athlete Amateur Athlete Representation, Name Image Likeness (NIL) Law, Space Law, NFT Law, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO), Web3, Metaverse, Artificial Intelligence Law, Historic Preservation Services
Jordan Rose started Rose Law Group pc leasing space for just herself in another lawyer’s storage room and has, in twenty-four years, grown the firm to the largest woman-owned law firm in Arizona history. Dubbed a “metaverse pioneer,” Rose Law Group is also the first law firm on the metaverse for metaverse based businesses and the first law firm in the world to employ blockchain developers, coders and 3D architects working with lawyers to take a Web3 project from legal due diligence, through to design and construction. Jordan practices in the areas of business consulting, government relations, municipal issues, land use, zoning, sports law, Web3, administrative law and lobbying. Jordan was named amongst the “20 names to know in real estate” by The Phoenix Business Journal and listed in The Business Journals amongst the Valley’s ‘Most Admired Leaders’ and as one of the top 100 national “Influencers in law” – amongst just three from Arizona. She also named among the “Top 100 party hosts in America” by The Salonniere. Jordan serves as President of Pinal Partnership, a board member at Phoenix Art Museum, Barrow’s Neurological Institute Board Member; the Learning Officer and Incoming Chapter Chair for YPO Arizona Gold; a member of YPO Scottsdale Integrated; a Board Member for the Global YPO Sports and Entertainment Network; Executive Board and Facilities Committee Chair for Phoenix Country Day School; an 8-year mentor for the Urban Land Institute’s Partnership Forum; and Co-Chair of the City/County Committee for Greater Phoenix Leadership. Jordan is the proud mother of two teenage boys.
Rose Law Group pc is a full-service law firm, providing services ranging from trusts and estates and family law to employment, business litigation, renewable energy, space law, COVID-19 relief funding, business and real estate transactions, renewable energy, cannabis, zoning/land use, metaverse, Web3 law and more. It is the only law firm in Arizona to combine attorneys with an array of urban planners, LEED-certified consultants, project managers, energy consultants, and construction managers so that the firm can take a project from due diligence and acquisition through planning and project management on to actual construction. Rose Law Group is the first lawfirm on the metaverse serving metaverse based businesses and the first law firm in the world to employ a team of blockchain developers, coders, and 3-D architects to be able to take a Web3 project from legal due diligence, formation, through to smart contract drafting and on to NFT design, and even gamification experience.
Jordan practices in the areas of business consulting, government relations, municipal issues, land use, zoning, sports law, Web3/metaverse, administrative law and lobbying. Jordan has been fortunate to represent clients in some of the most consequential decisions and policy issues in Arizona’s recent history. Jordan represents all of the publicly traded homebuilders doing business in Arizona in their land use issues, winning some of the most complicated zoning cases in Arizona. She has represented the NBA team Phoenix Suns in achieving their arena renovation approvals, the Phoenix Rising professional soccer franchise in their stadium relocation and other matters, the PGA TOUR, Microsoft Corporation in their data center expansion, BASIS charter schools, Great Hearts charter school, Phoenix Country Day School, Tesla, SunRun, Cypress Creek, EDF Renewables, Resolution Copper, the largest data center developers involved in the state, IDE, international energy firms, the largest landowners in the State of Arizona, including the landowner developing multiple electric vehicle manufacturing locations, Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona, Chicanos Por La Causa, and the most prominent water solutions developer in the world, among many others.
Rose Law Group has had the honor of representing many high-profile cases including the mother of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first victim of Ebola to die in the United States, business owners who sued and were victorious over a tax initiative that would have caused Arizona’s taxes to be higher than most other states, Arizona House and Senate Leadership in their fight to preserve Arizona’s state rights, business owners fighting against a ballot initiated tax increase, the late Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever in his constitutional battles, doctors seeking to operate medical marijuana dispensaries in accordance with the Arizona voter-approved act, the number one high school in the nation in a number of controversial zoning cases, a coalition of landowners in an election to provide crucial roadways, a number of publicly and privately held home builders with water issues, and the largest distributed solar energy provider in the world.
Other clients include private and publicly held corporations, entrepreneurs, elected officials, developers, homebuilders, renewable energy companies, engineers, architects, property owners, farmers, citizen groups, non-profit organizations and private homeowners.
Jordan also owns another company that handles traffic engineering for development clients – Summit Land Management, www.Summitlandmgmt.com.
In addition, she founded and owns Rose Law Group Reporter, www.roselawgroupreporter.com, which employs three journalists to produce newsworthy publications for various industry groups, including the “The Dealmaker,” a must read daily publication featuring the top stories in Arizona real estate each day, just before lunch.
In order to help schools and businesses around the nation get back to work/school during the pandemic, she started a company, www.healthyverify.com that was the country’s only medically based independent certification company helping to minimize the risk of disease.
You may have also seen Jordan on CNN and HLN, as she has served as a legal analyst on high-profile criminal trials such as Jodi Arias and standing up for Trayvon Martin.
Accolades
In 2024, Jordan was featured in the National ABA Journal for her innovative practice in AI and metaverse law. In July of 2022, Jordan was deemed the “attorney on top of the metaverse” by Phoenix Business Journal, with the author writing, “As an entrepreneurial attorney, Jordan Rose is often among the first to identify a trend and establish successful practice areas before anyone else even realizes it’s catching on.” In July 2019, Jordan was recognized by ‘The Business Journals’ as one of the top 100 national “Influencers in law” – amongst just three from Arizona. In the same month, she was featured on the cover of ‘Trends’ magazine in an article entitled “The Legal Ease of Jordan Rose.” The author writes, “she feels she can outwork anybody, and she likes to win.” Jordan’s passion is adding value to her clients’ business propositions—her goal being “to make my clients more money.” The Phoenix Business Journal once asked Jordan what she enjoys most about the practice of law, and she responded, “the ability to help people solve their problems.”
Jordan has been called “The Queen of Pinal County” by The Phoenix Business Journal, as she and Rose Law Group represented an estimated 90% of all zoning cases processed through the “fastest growing county in the country” during the height of the latest real estate boom. Recently, Phoenix Business Journal named her to their business “Hall of Fame.” The Arizona Republic named her as one of the “20 Women Who Will Shape Arizona by 2020,” and when she was thirty-four, they named her one of the “Ten Women to Watch Under 40 Years Old.” AZRE Magazine recognized her as one of three “Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate and a Top Industry Leader” in 2010- 2011. The Phoenix Business Journal named her as one of the “Leading Lawyers” and one of the twenty-five “Power Players of the Year.” Jordan was also named a finalist for 2018 National Association of Women in Business Award. The Phoenix Business Journal inducted Jordan into the ’40 Under 40 Hall of Fame,’ for making a difference in the business community and then inducted her into the first class of “Alumni” for the recognition. In July of 2021, The Phoenix Business Journal noted Jordan as a “Heavy Hitter” amongst the “20 Names to Know in Real Estate.” She has also been named among the “Top 100 party hosts in America” by The Salonniere.
In a recent and challenging case, where Jordan represented NBA team Phoenix Suns in an agreement to remodel the Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix City Councilman Sal DicCiccio, said “[she’s] done an amazing job, I’m just amazed at what [she’s] been able to pull together here.” In May of 2021, when her client, Phoenix Rising Football Club, took the field for their first game at their new stadium at Gila River Indian Community, team Co-Owner Tim Riester thanked Jordan in front of thousands of cheering soccer fans for “creating this opportunity for us to have a negotiation… Thank you Jordan, we appreciate you.”
In a profile by the Arizona Capitol Times, then Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Gary Pierce was asked about Jordan and responded, “Nowadays, you turn around and say, ‘Oh Jordan’s doing that and that too. Jordan’s firm is representing that group and that group.’ And she got there because she works hard. She’s unafraid to do what it takes to ethically advocate the positions she’s been hired to take.” Of her ability to come up with creative solutions to complex problems, Arizona Supreme Court justice, Clint Bolick, said, “It’s very instinctive for her, and that’s unique. It’s not something they teach you in law school.”
In 2016, Governor Doug Ducey appointed Jordan to serve as the only private industry member of the State Groundwater Committee charged with developing water policy for the State of Arizona. In December 2014, then Governor Elect Doug Ducey named Jordan to serve as a Co-Chair for the Inauguration Committee, along with Michael Bidwill, Don Brandt, Jim Click and Angela Ducey. In addition, he appointed her to the Ducey Transition Committee as a subcommittee member for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and International Trade.
For several consecutive years, Rose Law Group pc has been named among Arizona’s “Top Companies to Work For” by Arizona Capitol Times/BestCompaniesAZ and a “Top Workplace” by Arizona Republic/Energage in the small business categories. In 2022, 16 Rose Law Group attorneys, including Jordan and co-founder Court Rich, were listed in Phoenix Magazine’s Top Lawyers. The Arizona Republic also named Rose Law Group as the “Hot Growth Company” of 2009.
Jordan is a frequent speaker and master of ceremonies at real estate, business motivation and renewable energy-related events. Jordan once delivered the keynote address for the annual Xavier Preparatory Father Daughter Breakfast (she spoke after the World Series Winning pitcher, Randy Johnson, saying “I never thought I would be a closer for Randy Johnson.” During the COVID-19 shut downs, she started a weekly virtual “Power Lunch,” where she hosted the top business leaders in Arizona to bring the community together on Zoom. She loves moderating panels.
She has also appeared as a guest on Channel 12News, Sunday Square Off, KAET Channel 8, Horizon, and various radio and television programs. Jordan often provides legal commentary on a wide range of legal issues and active cases for local, state and national news programming. Nearly every month, she speaks for various groups including keynotes for Urban Land Institute, Phoenix Rotary 100, Lambda Alpha, Arizona Planning Association, Spring Agriculture Outlook Forum, Valley Partnership, Pinal Partnership, East Valley Citizens Forum, Arizonans for National Security, Society of Professional Engineers, and many others.
In the past, she has served as Chairman of the Honorary Society for the Advancement of Land Economics, Lambda Alpha International Land Economics Weekend and was involved with the Board of Governors for the Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Series. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Joe Foss Institute, an advisor to the Board of Teen Lifeline, and a past member of the Special Olympics Board, a past member of the American Heart Association’s Heartball Committee, a past member of the Crest Insurance Advisory Board, YMCA Board, and a member of Valley Forward. She continues to be a member of various Chambers of Commerce including, Casa Grande, Coolidge, Maricopa, and Scottsdale as well as the Pinal Historic Museum. Jordan also serves as a TGen Foundation Board Ambassador. She has served as finance chair for the Arizona Republican Party, Vice Chair for the American Heart Association Heart Ball, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Phoenix Symphony, a Herberger Theater board member, founding member of Las Palomas, a member of the Board of Trustees for Center for Autism Research Development, a member of the Board of Trustees for The Make-a-Wish Foundation, Valley Leadership Class IX, a past member of the Junior League of Phoenix, a past President of the Phoenix Museum of History, Chairman of the Board Development Committee for the YMCA, the Foundation Board for the Central Arizona College, and a member of the real estate fraternity, Lambda Alpha International.
Other past awards include the DREAMR Award for her involvement in Downtown Phoenix. In the first year of the award, Jordan was named “Top 40 under 40″ by the Phoenix Business Journal, and prior to that, for two years, Jordan was named “Most Influential Under 30″ by the Phoenix Business Journal, as “Top Women in the Valley” by Hola Latino America Magazine, as a “Women Who Care” in the first year of their award by the Phoenix Theater, and “Top 20 Women in Business” by City AZ magazine and was a Trends Fashionality. She was the “Conservative Angel” on the weekly Charles Goyette Radio Show broadcast on 550 KFYI, “Charles’ Angels”, a member of the Institute for Justice’s Board of Directors, a member of the Goldwater 100, a regular columnist for the Arizona Journal of Business and Real Estate, and was a periodic columnist to The Tribune newspaper, The Scottsdale Republic, and The Business Journal. She has been an associate scholar for the Goldwater Institute, which has published two of her studies, “Eminent Domain Abuse in Arizona: The Growing Threat to Private Property,” and a study she co-authored with Court Rich, “Protecting Private Property Rights: The Case for Vested Property Rights.”
Finally, Jordan has two wonderful boys, Logan, 17, and Carson, 15, who she loves to watch do just about anything.
In The News
Goldmine Mountain Estates gets Pinal County go-ahead, with Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group, presenting the case
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Goldmine Mountain Estates.) By Pinal Central Big lots in Queen Creek area Also Wednesday, the board agreed to abandon the Goldmine Mountain Estates planned area development overlay on two non-contiguous parcels totaling 105 acres north of Queen Creek. This reverts the land to the underlying General Rural zoning. Supervisor Jeff Serdy, R-Apache Junction, commented that in all
Pinal Partnership panel tackles affordable housing, with Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group, moderating the discussion
By Rofida Khairalla | Pinal Central QUEEN CREEK — Who are the people who need affordable housing? And how are developers hoping to help address a shortage facing thousands of Arizonans? Those were some of the questions that a panel of developers attempted to address at the monthly meeting of Pinal Partnership on Friday. The event was hosted at Schnepf
Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group, comments on: Proposed Scottsdale law that allows for minimal new apartments
By J. Graber | Scottsdale Independent Scottsdale’s proposed new state-mandated ordinance designed to create more affordable housing in the city will only likely yield about 126 new apartments. After several public hearings on the matter, the city’s planning commission voted 6-1 during its Oct. 23 meeting to recommend the law to the city council for final approval sometime in November.
Mayor McFarland looks ahead to new leadership role with Pinal Partnership; Jordan Rose, the organization’s chairperson and Rose Law Group’s founder & president, weighs in
By Jodie Newell | Pinal Central CASA GRANDE — With only several weeks left of an eight-year tenure as Casa Grande mayor, Craig McFarland will remain active in the Pinal County community after being named as the new president and CEO of Pinal Partnership. Come January McFarland replaces Tony Smith, who is retiring after several years of service. McFarland said the
New school building in Paradise Valley receives construction permit as Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose provides details about the project
Photo courtesy of ADM Group By Janet Perez | YourValley The Paradise Valley Planning Commission has approved a minor special use permit amendment that will allow Phoenix Country Day School to construct a new music building. The commission approved the request at its Tuesday, Oct. 15, meeting in a 6-0 vote. Commission Chair Karen Liepmann was absent from the meeting. The new music building will be in the same area as the old building near the western
Pinal Partnership President and CEO Tony Smith to retire; an ‘instrumental’ leader, says Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose is chair of the Pinal Partnership Board.) Pinal County, AZ October 1, 2024 Pinal Partnership, the leading economic development organization in Pinal County, proudly announces the retirement of Tony Smith, who has served as President/CEO with unwavering dedication. Effective January 1, 2025, former Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland will succeed Smith
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