Gigi Gordon

Background

Gordon, Gigi was born on August 11, 1957 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

State University of New York at Albany (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). Long Island University (Master of Professional Studies, 1981). Southwestern University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1982).

Career

Worked at Chaleff & English (Santa Monica, California) specializing in Criminal Law, Trial Law, Appellate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California.

1991, United States.

Supreme Court. Recipient: Special Resolution #4, 1989 to Gigi Gordon from Assemblyman Richard Floyd and The California State Assembly, California State Legislature, Special Award. Skip Glenn Award, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, December, 1989.

President"s Special Award, 1988, Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association. Author: "Murder Foreign Hire," American Bar Association, CEELI, November, 1995.

Manual for the Appellate Practitioner, Habeas Corpus Investigation, 1990.

Essay, "They Believed the Children Too," McMartin Pre-School Case, Daily Journal, 1990. Contributing Author: California Death Penalty Defense Manual, 1986, revised manual, 1992. Lecturer: Prior Bad Acts, Los Angeles County Bar Association, April, 1995.

"Nuts & Bolts," Criminal Courts Bar Association, Federal Habeas Corpus Training Seminar, January, 1993.

Factual Investigations, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, September, 1992. "Dealing With Informants," and "Factual Investigations," California Public Defenders Association, 1991.

Preparation and Presentation of Mitigating Evidence, Investigation for the Appellate Lawyer, Habeas Corpus Investigation, 1989, Appeal and Writs, 1990, Annual California Death Penalty Conference, 1987-1990. Prosecutorial Misconduct, San Fernando County Bar Association, 1988.

Trainer and Lecturer: Alternate Defense Counsel Death Penalty Training Seminar, 1988.

Commentator, 1995—. Los Angeles Times "Legal Pad," Court television American Broadcasting Company News, Columbia Broadcasting System Radio, National Public Radio. Consultant, California Appellate Project, 1990-1994.

Board of Directors, Women Defenders of California, 1993-1996.

Member, Court"s Committee Countywide Juror Orientation, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1994-1996. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1994-1996.

Company-Chair, Law Enforcement and Justice Committee. Legislative Liaison, 1988-1996.

Legislative Committee, 1988-1993.

Bridging the Gap Committee, 1989-1992) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Death Penalty Planning Committee, 1988-1990, 1992).

Criminal Courts Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Legislative Advocate, 1987-994).

Achievements

• Gigi Gordon has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Court"s Committee Countywide Juror Orientation, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1994-1996. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1994-1996. Company-Chair, Law Enforcement and Justice Committee.

Legislative Liaison, 1988-1996.

Legislative Committee, 1988-1993. Bridging the Gap Committee, 1989-1992) and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of California. California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Death Penalty Planning Committee, 1988-1990, 1992).

Criminal Courts Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Legislative Advocate, 1987-994).