Jordan Ferguson

Associate

Jordan E. A. Ferguson provides legal services to cities, special districts and private clients across Southern California. He is well-versed in issues surrounding emerging technologies and the sharing economy, land use and planning laws, conflicts of interest, free speech regulations, privacy rights, sex offender regulations, the Brown Act, public safety regulations and elections law matters. As an associate in the Municipal Law and Special Districts practice groups of Best Best & Krieger LLP, his practice involves city attorney and general counsel services.

Jordan graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan School of Law. While in law school, he served as a contributing editor of the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review and worked as a judicial extern for a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York. Jordan also coached mock trial at a local high school.

Jordan attended American University, where he received a master’s degree in public administration, as well as a bachelor’s degree in communications, legal institutions, economics and government. While attending American University, Jordan served as a federal relations intern for the National League of Cities, worked as an intern investigator for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and served as an intern for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). He also worked as a policy intern for Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge in Riverside, Calif.

Jordan grew up in Riverside, where he was a member of Poly High School’s Mock Trial team. He now lives in Los Angeles. In his spare time, Jordan writes about film and television for various publications, and recently completed bartending school.

Education

• University of Michigan School of Law, cum laude
• American University, MPA, with distinction
• American University, B.A., communications, legal institutions, economics and government, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

• California

Jordan Ferguson

Associate

• “Gear Up for Driverless Cars: Local and Regional Regulators Should Speak Out to Protect Their Interests,” PublicCEO, June 1, 2016
• "Expanding Horizons: Drone Regulations from a Prosecutorial Perspective" California District Attorneys Association’s Prosecutor’s Brief, Winter/Spring 2016
• “Drones: Technology Poised to Lift Business Operations,” Riverside Press-Enterprise, March 20, 2016
• “Rival Court Decisions Reflect Shifting Views on Privacy in Public,” PublicCEO, March 1, 2016
• "Email Reply All Responses Violate Brown Act’s Open Meeting Requirement," PublicCEO, Nov. 23, 2015
• "California Reaffirms First Amendment Right to Record Police in Public," PublicCEO, Nov. 4, 2015 
• "Reining in Santa Monica's Short-Term Rentals," PublicCEO, July 16, 2015
• “If Neutral, Bans on Religious Displays OK,” Daily Journal, May 18, 2015
• “Shifting Landscapes: Regulatory Challenges Stemming from Emerging Technologies,” Public Law Journal, Spring 2015
• “Drone on Drones: Berkeley Issues Moratorium on Law Enforcement Use of Drones,” PublicCEO, March 5, 2015
• “Smoke Break: New Studies and Proposed California Legislation Offer Hints of a Way Forward for E-Cigarette Regulations,” PublicCEO, Dec. 24, 2015
• “Drone on Drones: FAA’s Proposed Rules Would Allow for Expanded Use,” PublicCEO, Feb. 24, 2015
• "Clarification on Cell Towers Dos and, Don'ts," Daily Journal, Jan. 22, 2015
• “Meal-Sharing Websites May Create Issues for Local Governments,” PublicCEO, Nov. 21, 2014
• “A Taxing Problem: How to Regulate Online Vacation Rental Marketplaces,” PublicCEO, Oct. 24, 2014
• “Federal Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act After Beaumont,” Public Law Journal, April 2014, (Co-authored with Jake Vollebregt)

Jordan Ferguson

Associate

• “The Current and Future Landscape of Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” National Association of Counties’ Transportation Steering Committee, July 22, 2016
• “The Autonomous Vehicle Revolution is Calling at a Port Near You.” Association of Pacific Ports, July 12, 2016
• “Right In (Or Above) Your Backyard: Airbnb, Drones, and Local Issues for Municipal Regulators” Contra Costa County City Attorneys’ Association, June 2, 2016
• "Wait! Who is Driving that Car?: The Autonomous Vehicle Revolution and our Transportation Infrastructure" International Municipal Lawyers Association, April 27, 2016
• “New Laws Impacting Public Agencies in 2016,” Sacramento County Bar Association, Public Law Section, Feb. 4, 2016
• “From Oh Shucks to Oh Sure, What to Do When OSHA Knocks on Your Door,” ACWA Fall Conference, Dec. 3, 2015
• "Thanks for Sharing, How to Make Uber Hard Regulations Light as Air(bnb)," Planning Directors Association of Orange County, Oct. 22, 2015 
• “Body Worn Cameras: Finding Common Ground for Both Communities and Law Enforcement,” 2015 National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Annual Conference, Oct. 8, 2015
• "Drones, Phones and Automobiles," American Planning Association, California Chapter Northern Annual Conference, Oct. 6, 2015
• “The Sharing Economy: Uber and Airbnb — Can They Exist in a Regulated World? Will They Save or Destroy Your Community?” 2015 IMLA Annual Conference, Oct. 5, 2015
• “Give and Take: Negotiating in the Sharing Economy,” Institute for Strategic Negotiations, June 22, 2015
• “New Kids on the Block: Regulatory Concerns in Online Vacation Rental Marketplaces,” IMLA, March 4, 2015