Mary Ellen BurggrafJordan
- Position
- Special Counsel
- Office
- New Orleans
Mary Ellen Jordan is special counsel in the Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Mary Ellen concentrates on business immigration and immigration compliance matters. She assists corporate clients hiring foreign nationals in the visa application process, advises and trains employers on immigration compliance, and represents clients served with ICE inspections and subpoenas. Prior to serving in this capacity, Mary Ellen represented and counseled employers in civil rights, and other employment-related matters.
Noteworthy
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
Publications
- "H1B Registration: A Lottery of Sorts," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, February 24, 2025
- "This Winter and Spring, Prepare To See a Lot of ICE," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, February 5, 2025
- "Employers Take Note: H1B Registration Update," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, February 28, 2024
- "Remote I-9 Verification Ending Soon," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, May 30, 2023
- "H1B Registration: A Lottery of Sorts," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, February 27, 2023
- "Employment Law Update: A Year in Review," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, December 16, 2020
- "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — June 28, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, June 28, 2020
- "No Visas for You," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, June 25, 2020
- "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — May 10, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, May 10, 2020
- "COVID-19 Brings Temporary Changes to I-9 and E-Verify Procedures," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, May 8, 2020
- "Act Now! New Procedures in Place for H-1B Season," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, February 2020
- "Get Ready to Spring Forward With a New Form I-9," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, February 2020
- "Don’t Discard That Expired Form Just Yet", September 2019
- "Hiring Foreign Nationals: The H1B Visa Gamble," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, January 17, 2019
- "Partial Government Shutdown Causes Full-Blown Headache for Employers Using E-Verify," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, January 10, 2019
- "It Might Be Summer, But There Is a Lot of ICE Activity," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, August 2, 2018
- "Time to Start Using New Form I-9," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, January 18, 2017
- "It's Decision Time: Will You Enter the H-1B 'Lottery'?" Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, February 10, 2015
- "Temporary Protected Status Extended for Haitians and Implications for I-9 Compliance," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, March 11, 2014
- "This Halloween, Don't be Tricked by New I-9 Rules on Birth Certificates From Puerto Rico," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment EBulletin, October 2010
- "ICE and USCIS—Going Green?" Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment EBulletin, August 13, 2010
- "How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls in Hiring and Firing in Louisiana," M. Lee Smith Publishers, 1995
Presentations
- Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor and Employment Seminar, Birmingham, Alabama, November 10, 2021
- Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor and Employment Seminar, Birmingham, Alabama, November 14, 2019
- Jones Walker Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Kenner, Louisiana, September 17, 2019
- Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor and Employment Seminar, Birmingham, Alabama, October 2017
- Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor and Employment Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2017
- Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor and Employment Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 25, 2013
- New Orleans Labor & Employment Seminar, Jones Walker LLP New Orleans Offices, May 8, 2013
- "Compliance 101: How to Stay in Business...and Out of Hot Water," Birmingham, Alabama, October 26, 2011
- "Compliance 101: How to Stay in Business...and Out of Hot Water," Mobile, Alabama, October 25, 2011
- "Mid-Term Congressional Elections Mean Changes, But Not Necessarily The Changes You Want," Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor & Relations Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 9, 2011
- "Mid-Term Congressional Elections Mean Changes, But Not Necessarily The Changes You Want," Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 12, 2011
- "The Times They Are A-Changing: Change is What the Obama Administration Promised, and Change is What We've Got," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Seminar, Lafayette, Louisiana, October 27, 2010
- "The Times They Are A-Changing: Change is What the Obama Administration Promised, and Change is What We've Got," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 3, 2010
- "The Times They Are A-Changing: Change is What the Obama Administration Promised, and Change is What We've Got," Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor and Employment Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 11, 2010
- "Immigration Law and Employer Compliance: A New Era for Employer Liability," New Orleans, Louisiana, December 4, 2008
Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Scholastica Academy, School Board
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
- Tulane University Law School
JD, magna cum laude, 1990
Order of the Coif; Tulane Law Review - Louisiana State University
BS, 1986
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana