Biography

Steven E. Gordon is an expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). After 32 plus years of Federal Government service, Mr. Gordon is working on the next chapter of his professional life, which includes providing consultation services to those with rights and/or responsibilities under the ADA. Mr. Gordon previously served as the Civil Rights Enforcement Coordinator for the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia. He established and was the driving force behind that office’s District-wide Civil Rights Enforcement Program. Mr. Gordon pursued civil rights enforcement cases that focused on ADA enforcement, including numerous cases involving the ADA’s effective communication requirements in healthcare settings. He also engaged in extensive community engagement that was designed to increase ADA compliance, including supporting the creation of a Virginia-based Peer Group for personnel with ADA responsibilities in Healthcare Settings. Mr. Gordon has made numerous presentations on the ADA to many leading conferences and organizations, including the National ADA Symposium, the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, the American Health Law Association, several of the regional ADA Centers, the National Association of the Deaf, and the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (Medicaid Agency). Mr. Gordon has received recognition for his advocacy, including from The Alexandria Commission for Disabilities, The Arc of Loudoun and Here2Hear. Mr. Gordon earned his BA from Brandeis University and his JD from Northeastern University School of Law.