Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Product Liability
Robert Gordon is a personal injury attorney and a founding member of the Gordon & Doner law firm.
Mr. Gordon graduated from the University of Florida School of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1978. He practices in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with a focus on personal injury and wrongful death cases.
As a strong advocate for fighting for the rights of the injured, Mr. Gordon is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar Board of Certification and in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocates.
He is also a past president of the Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association (now the Palm Beach County Justice Association) and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (now the Florida Justice Association).
Robert Gordon's dedication to the pursuit of justice for more than three decades has earned him a reputation as a highly respected member of South Florida's legal community.
Law Associations & Memberships
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- American Justice Association
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
- Florida Justice Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1997 - 2002)
- Palm Beach Justice Association (President, 1997)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education); (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)
- Florida Super Lawyers®, 2015
- Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of America (2005)
- President, Palm Beach County, Young Democrats, 1981 - 1982
- Member: Land Use Advisory Board, Palm Beach County, 1986 -1987
- Leadership Palm Beach County, Class of 1990
- Brain Injury Association of Florida (Member, Board of Directors, 1999 - 2004)
- Founder, Coalition For Commercial Truck Safety; Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
Publications
- "The Fireman's Rule in Florida After Kilpatrick and Sanderson," AFTL Journal, January, 1990
- "Burned By Broker? Seek Arbitration," Palm Beach Review, February 11, 1991
- "Recent Case Law Limits Class Action Remedy," AFTL Journal, December, 1993
- "Litigating Bunk Bed Entrapment Cases," TRIAL, November, 1996
- "Repeal Statute Limiting Filing Time for Cruise Ship Injuries," The Business Journal, June 9-15, 2000
- "On-road trucker training should be mandatory" South Florida Business Journal, Feb. 13, 2004
- "ThyssenKrupp, and the Collateral Source Rule: Resolving the Ongoing Conflict," with Justin Linn, The Florida Bar Journal, December 10, 2010
Admitted to Bar
- 1978, Florida
- 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Education
Robert E. Gordon graduated from the University of Florida School of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1978. He practices in Palm Beach Gardens, FL and is a founding member of Gordon & Doner, P.A . He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar Board of Certification and in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocates.
Robert is a past president of the Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association (now the Palm Beach County Justice Association) and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (now the Florida justice Association) and he currently concentrates his practice in the areas of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death.
