Ms. Annie Marie Jordan

DeKalb Pro Bono

Annie Jordan is a leader in the legal community and champion for equality in access to justice. As Executive Director, Annie oversees the operations of DeKalb Pro Bono, a non-profit organization that provides free legal assistance to marginalized and low-income populations in DeKalb County.  She works to develop new programs to match volunteer attorneys with low-income residents who need representation in civil matters such as domestic relations, bankruptcy, landlord tenant disputes, probate issues, consumer debt and representation for victims of domestic violence seeking civil temporary protective orders.

Prior to her current role, Annie had been with DeKalb Pro Bono as a Staff Attorney since 2019 where she ran the Domestic Violence Project.  She served the people of DeKalb County by providing representation to low-income persons seeking civil temporary protective orders. In that role, she also worked with the legal community to facilitate volunteer attorneys in providing pro bono legal services to survivors of domestic violence seeking civil protective orders. In addition, she provided advice and assistance to clients in family law matters. As an expert in domestic violence civil litigation, Annie regularly presents at workshops and trainings to educate lawyers and the community about working with survivors of domestic violence.

Before joining DeKalb Pro Bono, Annie worked in private practice at Knight Family Law and Senterfitt & Knight.  Her practice focused exclusively on family law and included a full range of family law matters including divorce, custody, support, family violence and stalking, contempt, and modification cases.

Annie is active in the legal community. She is the President of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and has served as a Vice President on its Board of Directors since 2015. She has also served on the Family Law Committee of the State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division and the DeKalb Bar Association, Family Law Section Board of Directors. She is a Barrister in the Cooper Inn of Court and a member of the DeKalb Lawyers Association.

She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2010 with highest honors and a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 2013.