About Tony Gordon

A law practice built around personal experience

Owing to economic imperatives, small law practices too often undertake whatever cases walk through the door. Mine does not. Rather, I undertake only those cases where my background and abilities have a high probability of creating a positive outcome for my clients. The rest, I refer to other qualified law firms.

A superior legal contribution matters—case size does not

For over 30 years I have been trying cases. Some were significantly larger and more complex than others. Several involved multiple parties, teams of lawyers and billions of dollars in damages. Among these were my participation on the team defending Proctor & Gamble in the toxic shock syndrome cases; INA and Sun Insurance Companies in the Coordinated Asbestos Insurance Coverage Cases, and Exxon in the Exxon Valdez oil spill trial in Alaska.

More often, my cases are smaller, but no less significant to those involved—such as representing International Micro Systems, a small Texas computer company, in a copyright action brought by Microsoft, and high net worth individuals who sued "Big Four" accounting firms for promoting tax shelters which the IRS found were abusive."

Value billing ensures value added results

Value billing is a concept I brought to my practice in Los Angeles. Most litigation firms bill strictly by the hour regardless of the results a client gets. This system rewards hourly fee attorneys for their inefficiency and foot dragging.

Instead, I believe that legal fees should reflect the value and results obtained by the work performed. This inevitably brings my legal fees directly in line with what my clients feel appropriate. There are rarely surprises.