Deborah Gordon has specialized in civil rights and employment law for over 40 years. She was formerly Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Division, and a Senior Trial Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Deborah has had a long, successful track record in the courtroom and in front of juries.

Since 1987 Deborah has been listed annually in Best Lawyers in America (published annually by Woodward & White) as one of the best employment law attorneys in the United States. She is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, widely considered to be the premiere legal professional organization in America comprised of the best of the trial bar in the United States and Canada, and has received the highest rating possible, "AV", from Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review national Legal Directory. She has been admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court.

She has authored or co-authored the following publications: Sexual Harassment Law and Practice, a Michigan Practitioner’s Guide; Employment Litigation in Michigan; Michigan Causes of Action Formbook (Employment Claims chapter); Advising the Older Client (Age and Handicap Discrimination chapter); and Attorney Fee Agreements in Michigan Forms and Practice Guide (Employment Litigation chapter), all published by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Deborah was previously President of the Labor and Employment Council of the State Bar of Michigan, which represents approximately 2,000 labor and employment attorneys throughout Michigan. She is a current member of the Federal Bar Association, Michigan Association for Justice, Oakland County Bar, and Detroit Bar Association.

She is also a board member of the Accounting Aid Society, a nonprofit organization that offers free tax help and counseling; financial coaching and education; and financial services for small businesses and low and middle income households in southeast Michigan, and The Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society Board of Directors.