Rainey Kizer Partner Named Professor of Business Law and Ethics

Jackson, TN (May 14, 2012) – Gregory Jordan is resigning as a partner in the Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell P.L.C. (Rainey Kizer) Law Firm to join the business faculty of Union University as a Professor of Business Law and Business Ethics, beginning this Fall semester. At Rainey Kizer, Jordan serves as group leader of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group and will continue his Rainey Kizer affiliation by serving in an Of Counsel capacity beginning on July 1.

“We’re really pleased to have Greg join us on a full-time basis,” said Professor Keith Absher, Dean of the McAfee School of Business Administration. “He’s been part of the Union family for a long time, serving as an adjunct professor of business. The students love having him as their professor and he does a great job in the classroom.”

“I have always wanted to teach and this opportunity to join a great faculty came along at the right time in my life and career,” Jordan said. “I have enjoyed practicing law at Rainey, Kizer for the past 28 years and I am glad that I will be able to continue my association with the firm as Of Counsel for years to come as well.”

“Greg has contributed greatly to the success of our firm,” said John Burleson, president of Rainey Kizer. “He is a top business lawyer who adheres to the highest ethical standards, so his class assignments couldn’t be more perfect. Greg has been an exceptional mentor to young attorneys at Rainey Kizer, so I know he will be a great professor. Everyone at Rainey Kizer congratulates him on his new position and we are pleased he will remain Of Counsel with the firm.”

At Union Jordan will teach undergraduate and graduate business courses on the university’s main campus in Jackson and in the MBA program at Union’s Memphis Regional Educational Center in Germantown, TN.

Jordan joined Rainey Kizer following graduation from the University of Memphis School of Law, where he served on the Law Review. In addition to his experience as a business lawyer, he is certified by the Supreme Court of Tennessee as a Rule 31 General Civil and Family Law Mediator and has significant experience in mediating business disputes.

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell P.L.C. is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was named a Go-To Firm® by Fortune 500 general counsels. The full-service law firm with offices in Jackson and Memphis represents local, state, and national clients before state and federal courts and regulatory agencies throughout the Mid-South. For more information visit https://raineykizer.com.

Founded in 1823 and located in Jackson, Tenn., Union University is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. More than 4,200 students are enrolled from 44 states and 33 countries.

Union’s McAfee School of Business Administration is a learning community that promotes business education in a Christian context. The school provides undergraduate and graduate programs that are designed to prepare students for dynamic business environments through quality teaching with personal attention.

For additional information on this release, please contact:

Casey Smith

Phone: (731) 426-8122

Email: csmith@raineykizer.com

Source: Rainey, Kizer, Revere & Bell, P.L.C.

Website: https://raineykizer.com