Jordan R. Schoonover

Jordan R. Schoonover

Portland, OR recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2021
McDowell Rackner Gibson PC

2 Best Lawyers awards

McDowell Rackner Gibson PC logo

Awarded Practice Areas

Administrative / Regulatory Law Energy Law

Biography

Jordan Schoonover is an attorney at McDowell Rackner Gibson PC in Portland, Oregon. Her practice focuses on Administrative / Regulatory Law and Energy Law, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance, administrative proceedings, and litigation involving energy utilities and energy-related matters throughout the western United States.

Before joining McDowell Rackner Gibson PC in 2016, Jordan served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Nashville, Tennessee, and to Judge Edward F. Shea of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in Richland. During law school, she completed legal externships with the U.S. Department of Justice in the power plants group and with Judge Michael Mosman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Her background provides a strong foundation for advising clients on complex administrative and regulatory issues in the energy sector.

McDowell Rackner Gibson PC

2 Best Lawyers awards

McDowell Rackner Gibson PC logo

Overview

  • Lewis & Clark College, J.D., Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, summa cum laude
  • Colby College, B.S., Biology: Environmental Science, magna cum laude

  • Wyoming, Wyoming State Bar
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar

  • Campaign for Equal Justice Mid-Size Firm Committee - Member
  • Lezak Legacy Social Justice Fellowship Program - Board Co-Chair & Mentor
  • Oregon Energy Fund - Secretary of the Board of Directors
  • Oregon Women Lawyers - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Appellate Practice Law Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Administrative Law Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Environmental and Natural Resource Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar House of Delegates - Elected Representative
  • Wyoming, Wyoming State Bar
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
  • Campaign for Equal Justice Mid-Size Firm Committee - Member
  • Lezak Legacy Social Justice Fellowship Program - Board Co-Chair & Mentor
  • Oregon Energy Fund - Secretary of the Board of Directors
  • Oregon Women Lawyers - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Appellate Practice Law Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Administrative Law Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Environmental and Natural Resource Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section - Member
  • Oregon State Bar House of Delegates - Elected Representative
  • Lewis & Clark College, J.D., Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, summa cum laude
  • Colby College, B.S., Biology: Environmental Science, magna cum laude

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Energy Law

Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.

Please use the print button to print this profile page.

Spinning circle Big letter B