Attorney Profiles

• Stephen F. Gordon
• Todd B. Gordon
• Ashley S. Whyman

Stephen F. Gordon

Partner

Email: sgordon@gordonfirm.com

Stephen Gordon has been practicing in the litigation and bankruptcy areas for over thirty-five years and has gained widespread recognition for his representation of clients in a number of high profile cases, most notably in the energy and oil and gas industries, including GHR Industries, Nelson Bunker Hunt, and Placid Oil Company. In addition to these highly publicized representation, Stephen Gordon has represented a myriad of equally important clients with matters involving bankruptcy, insolvency, legal and contractual disputes of all kinds and having the need to resort to the courts or defend court proceedings brought against them.

Massachusetts Super Lawyer recognition

Stephen Gordon has been recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in a poll published by Boston Magazine and has since 1992 been Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification.

Practice Areas:

• Bankruptcy Law
• Business Reorganization
• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense and Coverage

Admitted:

• 1971, Massachusetts and Maine
• 1972, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
• 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
• 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Law School:

• American University, J.D., 1971

College:

• University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1967

Member:

• Boston (Member, Bankruptcy Law Committee, 1980-)
• American (Member, Sections of Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Biography:

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, Northeastern University School of Law, 1985
• Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification, 1992-Present

Military:

• Lt., U.S. Coast Guard, 1967-1970

Born:

• Lewiston, Maine, December 5, 1945

Todd B. Gordon

Partner 

Email: tgordon@gordonfirm.com

Todd Gordon has over 10 years of bankruptcy, trial and appellate experience and has represented a number of clients in bankruptcy courts, including debtors, creditors, and Official Committees and numerous clients in state and federal trials. He has acted as general and special counsel to trustees in bankruptcy and in defense of those sued by a bankruptcy trustee in avoidance, turnover, and clawback cases. He has tried jury cases to verdicts and has argued to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Practice Areas:

• Bankruptcy Law
• Business Reorganization
• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense and Coverage

Admitted:

• 2002, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Law School:

• Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2001

Honors:

• Suffolk University Law Review, 1999-2001, Lead Articles Editor, 2001

College:

• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 1998

Member:

• Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Born:

• Boston, Massachusetts, October 27, 1975

Ashley S. Whyman

Associate

Email: awhyman@gordonfirm.com

Ashley Whyman joined the firm as an associate in 2008. Since joining the firm, Ms. Whyman has been involved in a wide range of disputes, reorganizations and workouts, both in and out of court. Her practice includes bankruptcy, civil litigation, appellate practice, as well as transactional work. Ms. Whyman has tried cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts and has argued before the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Practices areas:

• Bankruptcy Law
• Business Reorganization
• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense and Coverage

Admitted:

• 2007, Massachusetts
• 2008, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• 2011, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Law School:

• Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2007

College:

• The George Washington University, B.A., 2004

Member:

• Boston Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section; Co-chair, New Bankruptcy Lawyers Committee)
• American Bar Association
• International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation

Languages:

• Spanish

Born:

• Boston, Massachusetts, January 6, 1982