Sarah T. Gordon

Full Bio Ms. Gordon has nearly 18 years of experience in the legal field, first as a paralegal and then as an attorney. Her practice centers largely on business litigation but has also included healthcare law, products liability, antitrust, estate litigation, and many others. She joins Smith Gambrell as part of its white collar criminal defense practice group, along with Tom Bever, Tony Cochran and Emily Ward. Ms. Gordons practice consists largely of drafting and filing pleadings and motions, legal research, discovery, and preparing for depositions, hearings, trials, arbitrations, and mediations. She also works with clients responding to government subpoenas and civil investigative demands and participating in internal investigations. Ms. Gordon earned a bachelors degree in Russian and political science from Middlebury College, graduating summa cum laude in 1987, as well as a masters in Russian from Middlebury, which she completed in 1988. After graduation, she worked in television for 15 years, focusing on live, international sports and news events, including a two-year assignment in St. Petersburg, Russia, and work on the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Subsequent projects also took her to Hong Kong, Egypt and Australia. Ms. Gordon received her law degree from Georgia State Universitys College of Law in 2006, earning top grades in administrative law and advanced legal research. She brings her real-world experience to her law practice, believing in a holistic approach rooted in understanding and problem solving. Bar Admissions Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia Georgia Court of Appeals U. S. District Court of Northern District of Georgia U. S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit Education Undergraduate Middlebury College Grad School Middlebury College Law School Georgia State University Languages Russian Memberships Federal Bar Association Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, Women in the Profession Section Recognitions The Best Lawyers in America , Atlanta, Commercial Litigation (2026) SGR Publications DOJ Announces Trade Fraud Task Force U. S. Attorneys Office in Chicago Increases Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud The Data Security Program: Keeping the Foxes Out of the Henhouse Self-Disclosure Helps Health Sun Avoid Charges U. S. Government Issues Special Fraud Alert on Telemedicine Companies Ex-CEO Indicted for COVID-Related Fraud FBI RAT Goes After Cyber Criminals Georgia Anesthesia Operation Pays $7.2 Million to Resolve Kickback Claims DOJ on the Lookout for PPP Fraud Congress Passes Corporate Transparency Act They Dont Call Us Counselor For Nothing: Part Three of Three They Dont Call Us Counselor For Nothing: Part Two of Three They Dont Call Us Counselor For Nothing: Part One of Three Press The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 105 SGR Attorneys in 2025 Edition Smith, Gambrell & Russell Welcomes Top Atlanta Attorneys Tony Cochran and Tom Bever; Grows White Collar Defense Practice