Jordan M. Parker is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Section.  He defends physicians, hospitals, nurses, nursing homes, and other health care providers in medical negligence claims and lawsuits.  Mr. Parker represents health care providers and institutions in federal qui tam lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733.  Mr. Parker also handles mass tort, drug liability, medical device liability, and catastrophic injury cases for a variety of defendants in civil litigation.  Mr. Parker represents physicians in contested proceedings and license revocation hearings before the Texas Medical Board, as well as nurses in adverse proceedings before the Texas Board of Nursing and other providers before their respective boards in Austin.  For complaints against health care providers that are not resolved at the agency level, Mr. Parker litigates at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (“SOAH”) in Austin.  In addition, Mr. Parker advises hospitals and other health care entities regarding credentialing matters.

Litigation
Health Law
Family Law
Medical Device/Pharma
Public & Regulatory
University of Texas at Arlington, B.A. in English and History, 1986
Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1990
Order of the Coif
Note Editor, Texas Tech Law Review
jparker@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2858
(817) 333-2958
600 W. 6th St., Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Acclaim Physician Group
Adventist Health System
Baylor Scott & White Health
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Cook Children’s Physician Network
Tarrant County Hospital District d/b/a JPS Health Network
Texas Health Resources
Texas Medical Liability Trust
University of North Texas Health Science Center

Mr. Parker represents individuals and businesses in a variety of contractual and commercial disputes, including emergency relief from or response to Temporary Restraining Orders.

Mr. Parker represents husbands and wives in select divorce proceedings and handles select contested child custody and child support modification cases for fathers, mothers, grandparents, and guardians. When necessary, Mr. Parker obtains or responds to temporary and emergency Motions and Orders, including Temporary Restraining Orders.
Licensed to practice in Texas, 1990
Licensed to practice in Oklahoma, 2005
Admitted to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 1991
Admitted to U.S. District Court for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, 1993
Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma, 2007
Admitted to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2016
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2002
Alpha Chi, National Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society
Order of the Coif
Note Editor, Texas Tech Law Review
Member, Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Sustaining Life Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Named “Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly magazine, 2004-2024
Named “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2006-2024
Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice-Defendants, 2024
AV rating, Martindale Hubbell
Parker and Hernandez, Use and Non-Use of Tangible Personal Property in Public Hospitals Under §101.021 of the Texas Tort Claims Act, 34 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 131 (1993)
Griffith and Parker, With Malice Toward None: The Metamorphosis of Statutory and Common Law Protections for Physicians and Hospitals in Negligent Credentialing Litigation, 22 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 157 (1991) *Outstanding Law Review Article in Texas, Texas Bar Foundation, 1991