Biography

Jordan Halle helps businesses, nonprofits, and individuals protect their interests, solve problems, and reach their goals across corporate, tax, franchising,, and transactional matters. Clients rely on him for practical guidance on forming and structuring entities, working through governance issues, completing mergers and acquisitions, and handling tax planning and compliance. 

A lifelong Baltimorean, Jordan has built a tax-incentivized development practice around his commitment to the city’s revitalization, structuring projects that use New Markets Tax Credits, Redevelopment Tax Credits, and Opportunity Zone incentives to support equitable growth across Baltimore’s neighborhoods. He guides developers, community organizations, and investors through these financing tools, treating every transaction as another step toward a stronger hometown. 

On the tax side, Jordan guides clients through federal and state income, sales, and property tax analysis, helping them resolve issues efficiently and with minimal disruption. He also supports nonprofits in obtaining and maintaining 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. 

Jordan speaks regularly on business and tax law, including at the Maryland Bar Association’s Advanced Business Law Institute and the Maryland Association of CPAs’ Advanced Tax Institute. 

He earned his B.A. from the University of Connecticut and his J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Baltimore School of Law. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Lynne A. Battaglia at the Maryland Court of Appeals, now the Supreme Court of Maryland. Jordan is licensed to practice in Maryland.

Recognition

  • The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore, Zelda Miller Award, 2026
  • The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore, Fred Walpert Award, 2023
  • IFLR1000 United States, “Rising Star in Maryland M&A, 2020, 2024
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Baltimore Tax Law “Ones to Watch,” 2021-2024; Tax Law, 2025
  • Maryland Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate “Rising Star,” 2020-Present

 

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Board of Trustees of the Jewish Museum of Maryland; Treasurer
  • The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore – Chair, Young Adult Division
  • Maryland State Bar Association, Member
    • Former Vice Chair – Franchise and Distribution Law Committee
    • Former Tax Section Council Member-at-Large; Chair, Maryland Taxes Treatise Subcommittee
  • Former Editorial Board Member, Production Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review
  • Former Fellow, Maryland State Bar Association – University of Baltimore Business Law Clerkship

Results

  • Provide tax advice to clients in numerous merger and acquisition transactions
  • Serve as tax counsel on various New Markets Tax Credit and Historic Tax Credit transactions
  • Successfully preserved a client’s multi-million dollar Maryland Historic Tax Credit funding
  • Provide guidance to entities seeking or maintaining 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
  • Handle federal and state income tax, sales tax, and property tax audits
  • Prepare franchise disclosure documents and franchise agreements for new franchisors
  • Review franchise disclosure documents and franchise agreements on behalf of franchisees
  • Negotiate franchise agreements for franchisors and franchisees
  • Counsel clients regarding choice-of-entity issues and general business structuring
  • Negotiate and draft formation and governance documents, such as bylaws and operating agreements
  • Advise clients on corporate issues and transactional matters
  • Represents multiple software startups and established businesses to negotiate agreements for the licensing of their IP, IP protection, and acquisition and development, including through independent contractors and skilled employees