Jordan G. McFaull, J.D., was the first Captain to take the helm here at the Current. Jordan was a scholar. After moving further south from his home state of Kentucky, he graduated cum laude from Tulane with degrees in English and History and went on to receive a Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola Maritime Law Journal and completed legal internships with both the U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District, New Orleans and Judge Stephen B. Beasley, Many, Louisiana.

Jordan was tenacious. After passing the Louisiana Bar in 2014, he joined the law firm of Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett where he became a rising star in Admiralty Law.

Jordan had an infectious love of life. He enjoyed sports, hiking, outdoor activities, cooking, watching documentaries, traveling, and spending summers with his relatives in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was an all-star athlete, excellent student, persuasive orator, outstanding writer, charismatic leader, compassionate friend, and loving son.

The world grew a bit darker without his light when Jordan passed away at the young age of 26. Here, Jordan still remains our guide star. We continue to chart a new course, and his legacy lives on as long as we stay true.

To learn more about Jordan through his words, here is his prolific list of publications:

CHOICE OF LAW CLAUSES IN MARINE INSURANCE CONTRACTS: HOW THE FIFTH CIRCUIT CAN LOOK OUT FOR THE LITTLE GUY WITH A CONSUMER-FRIENDLY ANALYSIS, Loy. Mar. L.J. (2013)

AN EMPLOYER’S MISTAKEN BELIEF ABOUT THE NATURE OF AN EMPLOYEE’S INJURY DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OBLIGATION TO PAY MAINTENANCE AND CURE, Loyola Current, January 15, 2014

COURT DECLINES TO ENFORCE ARBITRATION AWARD ON PUBLIC POLICY GROUNDS, Loyola Current, February 26,2014

FEDERAL LAW GOVERNS WHETHER OR NOT ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION APPLIES TO A DISPUTE, Loyola Current, January 20,2014

FIFTH CIRCUIT GRANTS REHEARING EN BANC IN MCBRIDE V. ESTIS WELL SERVICE, LLC, Loyola Current, February 24, 2014

FOREIGN EMPLOYER NOT AMENABLE TO FEDERAL MARITIME JURISDICTION BASED ON FORUM-NON-CONVENIENS, Loyola Current, March 19, 2014

FOREIGN SURVEYOR SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR MAKING FALSE REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH COAST GUARD SAFETY INSPECTIONS, Loyola Current, January 27, 2014

JONES ACT PUTS NEW JERSEY IN A PICKLE, Loyola Current, February 19, 2014

JURY CONVICTS TWO MEXICAN NATIONALS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF A COAST GUARD MEMBER, Loyola Current, February 6, 2014

MERELY LITIGATING A FEDERAL ISSUE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE “WELL-PLEADED-COMPLAINT” RULE, Loyola Current, January 6,2014

PLAINTIFF CANNOT PROVE ‘TORTURE’ UNDER THE TERRORISM EXCEPTION TO THE FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT WITHOUT DIRECT EVIDENCE, Loyola Current, January 31, 2014

AMENDMENTS TO REMOVAL STATUTE ALLOW REMOVAL OF PURE ADMIRALTY CLAIMS, Loyola Current, January 8, 2014

SAFE BERTH CLAUSE, Loyola Current, January 3, 2014