About Brian A. Gordon
Biography and Practice areas of Brian A. Gordon
Brian A. Gordon was born and raised in Lower Merion,
Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelors degree in Industrial
Relations from Cornell University (1982) having studied
economics and labor relations at the London School of
Economics during his junior year. Mr. Gordon earned a Juris
Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School
1986. He was admitted to the bars of Wisconsin (1986),
Washington (1987), Pennsylvania (1988) and New Jersey
(1988). Mr. Gordon worked as an Associate with the law firm,
Hafer, Price, Rinehart and Schwerin in Seattle before
returning to Philadelphia to join his father and others in
the practice of law. Mr. Gordon has practiced with the firm
in the areas of wills, trusts and estates, business law, and
litigation since 1987.
Mr. Gordon’s trusts and estate
practice includes:
Simple Wills
Wills with Credit
Shelter Trusts
Revocable Trusts
Irrevocable Life
Insurance Trusts
Charitable Trusts
Disclaimer Trusts
Powers of
Attorney
Family Limited
Partnerships
Gifting Programs
Business
Continuation/Buy-Sell Agreements
Probate Estate
Administration
Estate Planning
Litigation
involving Will Contests, Beneficiary Rights, Actions to
Quiet Title, and Termination of Trusts.
Currently serving
as Solicitor to the Coroner of Montgomery County
Mr. Gordon’s business representation
includes:
Formation of For
Profit and Non-Profit Corporations, Limited
Liability Companies and Partnerships
Partnership
Agreements
Share Holder
Agreements
Executive
Compensation Agreements
Non-compete
Agreements
Buy-Sell
Agreements Notes and Mortgages
Sale of Goods
UCC-I Filings
Deed Preparation
Buy-out
Agreements
Personal Services
Contracts
Mergers
Acquisitions
Business
Dissolution
Out of State
Business Licensing
Mr. Gordon’s litigation work has
included:
Estate Litigation
Will Contests
Minor’s
Compromises
Construction
Litigation
Contract
Litigation
Consumer Fraud
Serious and
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Cases
Product
Malfunction
Premises
Liability
Auto Accident
Truck Accident
Professional
Negligence
Constitutional
Law
Election Law
Mr. Gordon’s civic activities
have included:
Lower Merion
Township Commissioner, 12th Ward (Merion
Station) Committee assignments: Library, Legal, Police, and
Environmental Initiatives
Vice-Chair, Lower
Merion Library System
Director, City
Avenue District
Director, Merion
Civic Association
Former Director
Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Former President,
Young Friends of Rodeph Shalom
Former Vice
President, Jewish Community Relations Council
