Jeffrey J. Gordon was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and was admitted to the State Bar of California as well as all Federal District Courts in California in 1997. Jeff received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona in 1993. Thereafter, he graduated magna cum laude from Southwestern Law School in 1997. His academic honors include receiving the Exceptional Achievement Award in Federal Income Tax, Legislation and Securities Law, as well as being a member of the Dean’s List and Southwestern’s Trial Advocacy Honors Program. He is a member of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and Defense Research Institute. Jeff has been active in Civil litigation for over 15 years and has extensive experience in areas of: employment law, personal injury, products liability and insurance coverage. He has successfully handled cases from inception through trial and recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Continental Tire in a four-week product liability trial in Alameda County, Oakland. Jeff has also had tremendous success in pretrial law and motion over his career, obtaining dismissals and judgments in his clients’ favor and thus avoiding the need for further litigation on numerous occasions. Jeff has been selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer in the area of product liability defense for the last five years by Los Angeles Magazine.
Experience
Representative Clients
- Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Chino Valley Medical Center
- Britax Child Safety, Inc.
Awards & Recognition
- Exceptional Achievement Award in Federal Income Tax, Legislation and Securities Law
- Chosen Super Lawyers, 2012 - 2013
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Classes/Seminars
- Employment Law in CA &The American Disability Act , Epilepsy Foundation of Greater LA, 2006 - 2008
News
Past Employment Positions
- Flaig Mirroknian & Gordon LLP, Partner, 2004 - 2009
- Clausen Miller P.C, Associate, 2000 - 2003
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- California, 1997
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1998
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1998
- U.S. District Court Western District of California, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2012
Education
Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. magna cum laude - 1997
- Honors: Dean's List
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- B.A. - 1993
- Major: Political Science