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Law Practice

Feb. 28, 2012

In memoriam, Gigi Gordon

Gordon was a criminal defense lawyer who changed the justice system for the better. By Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino


By Nina Marino


The passing of Gigi Gordon is a game changer. How one super smart little girl from New York, with a big infectious smile and a giggling laugh, changed the criminal justice system in Los Angeles is the stuff of legend.


I met Gigi when I was a young lawyer; we were all young lawyers, Blair Berk, Gigi, and I. Melissa Widdifield had brought us all together to get involved in Women Lawyers of Los Angeles. I remember, as we had dinner at Il Mor...

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