About Gordon Law Group LLP · Boston
Gordon Law Group, LLP is a Boston-based employment law firm headquartered at 585 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, dedicated exclusively to representing employees rather than employers. Founded and led by managing partner Philip J. Gordon, the firm handles discrimination, wage and hour, whistleblower, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, executive employment, and class action matters for individuals ranging from service workers to senior executives. The team includes attorneys Philip J. Gordon, Benjamin M. Flam, Elizabeth A. Rodgers, and Kristen M. Hurley, and is widely recognized through listings such as U.S. News Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers (including the Top 100 Lawyers in New England), and Best Law Firms (Tier 1 in Employment Law – Individuals).
Gordon Law Group, LLP is an employee-side employment law practice based in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, with its office at 585 Boylston Street, just one block from Copley Station on the Green Line and three blocks from Back Bay Station. The firm was founded by Philip J. Gordon, a Massachusetts Super Lawyer for more than fifteen years and a multiple-time Top 100 Lawyers in New England honoree (2013, 2017, 2019) who is widely regarded as one of the leading employment lawyers in the country. Gordon Law Group represents individual employees — from hourly and service workers to senior executives and CEOs — across Massachusetts and in cases arising nationwide, providing litigation, arbitration, mediation, and contract negotiation services. The firm has been involved in several landmark matters, including leading the record-setting $40,000,000 class action on behalf of Wal-Mart employees, an $11M severance dispute decided by the First Circuit handled by Benjamin Flam, and the historic class action discrimination case on behalf of minority job applicants in the City of Brockton. Practice areas cover wage and hour litigation (unpaid overtime, minimum wage, commissions and bonuses, tips, vacation pay, prevailing wage, and paid family medical leave); employment discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, or sexual orientation; sexual harassment; whistleblower protection and retaliation; wrongful termination; family and medical leave; executive employment law (contracts, equity, non-competes, severance); and class actions. The firm's stated mission is to advocate for employees who have been wronged and, through its results, reduce the chances that others will have to endure the same mistreatment.
- Owner
- Philip J. Gordon (founding partner and managing partner)
- Serves
- Primarily Massachusetts (Boston and statewide), with matters handled for clients nationwide including cases in other jurisdictions such as New York
- Rating
- 4.7 (37 Google reviews, per TrustAnalytica) / 4.8 (30 reviews, per EliteLitigators) / 4.7 (31 reviews, per bdir.in)
About Gordon Law Group
Gordon Law Group, LLP is a Boston employment law firm that focuses solely on representing employees. The firm provides a full range of services including litigation, arbitration, contract negotiation and mediation, and represents individuals at every level — from service workers to CEOs. According to the firm, its history of swift and successful resolutions in Boston and beyond has earned it a reputation for excellence in employee advocacy.
- Headquarters: 585 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
- Phone: (617) 536-1800 | Toll Free: (800) 403-7755 | Fax: (617) 536-1802
- Managing Partner: Philip J. Gordon
- Practice focus: employee-side employment law
History and Notable Results
The firm has handled some of the most significant employment cases in Massachusetts and nationally. Its headline matters include leading litigation on behalf of Wal-Mart employees in a record-setting $40,000,000 class action, and the historic class action discrimination case on behalf of hundreds of minority job applicants in the City of Brockton. More recently, attorney Benjamin Flam secured a favorable First Circuit decision on an $11M severance package matter that was covered in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
- $40,000,000 Wal-Mart wage-and-hour class action
- $11M severance First Circuit decision (B. Flam)
- Landmark Brockton minority hiring discrimination class action
Attorneys
The firm's attorneys concentrate exclusively on employment law on behalf of employees. Founder and managing partner Philip J. Gordon is recognized among the top employment lawyers in the country by Best Lawyers and has been named a Top 100 Lawyer in New England by Super Lawyers in 2013, 2017 and 2019, and a Massachusetts Super Lawyer for over fifteen years.
- Philip J. Gordon — Founding & Managing Partner; 30 years of experience (Justia)
- Benjamin M. Flam — Litigator; handled $11M severance First Circuit case
- Elizabeth A. Rodgers — Attorney
- Kristen M. Hurley — Attorney (617) 536-1800
Areas of Practice
Gordon Law Group's practice covers the full range of employee-side employment law, from individual disputes to large class actions, and from hourly worker claims to executive-level negotiations.
- Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful Termination
- Whistleblowers and Retaliation
- Wage & Hour / Unpaid Wages & Overtime
- Executive Employment Law
- Employment Contracts, Non-Competition Clauses and Severance Agreements
- Class Actions
Wage and Hour / Overtime
The firm's wage and hour practice is among its best known. Attorneys handle unpaid overtime, minimum wage, commission and bonus disputes, prevailing wage (including for construction workers), tips and gratuities, vacation pay, paid family medical leave, illegal payroll deductions, independent contractor misclassification, and timing of payment violations. The firm has been described as a pioneer in class action litigation across industries including retail, technology, trucking, sales, call centers, hospitals, cable installers, power plant services, limousine services, restaurants, and construction.
- Unpaid Overtime
- Minimum Wage
- Commission Dispute
- Prevailing Wage Law
- Paid Family Medical Leave
- Independent Contractor misclassification
- Tips and Gratuities / vacation pay
Discrimination, Harassment and Wrongful Termination
The firm represents employees who have suffered discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, sexual orientation or other protected status, as well as victims of sexual harassment and wrongful termination. It also handles Equal Pay Act / pay equity matters and has extensive experience in hostile work environment claims.
- Employment Discrimination (race, gender, age, disability, religion, etc.)
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful Termination
- Equal Pay / Pay Equity violations
Whistleblowers and Retaliation
Gordon Law Group represents two categories of whistleblowers: employees who exercise workplace rights (such as claiming unpaid wages, opposing discrimination, taking FMLA leave, requesting accommodation, engaging in union activity, or filing workers' compensation claims) and employees who report safety, health or other legal violations — including qui tam filings to recover money paid under public contracts or based on fraud against state or federal government.
- Workplace-rights whistleblower claims
- Internal and external safety/health violation reports
- Qui tam (False Claims Act) filings
Executive Employment Law and Contracts
Founder Philip Gordon represents some of the nation's most senior executives across the full employment relationship — negotiating employment contracts, equity packages, severance, acceleration clauses, non-competes, benefits and bonuses at the front end, and prosecuting complex litigation and arbitration at the back end. The firm emphasizes that contracts are opportunities to be negotiated, not take-it-or-leave-it documents.
- Executive employment contracts
- Equity and stock option grants
- Non-compete agreements
- Severance agreements
- Acceleration and bonus provisions
Class Actions
The firm has been described as a pioneer in employment class action litigation, with cases spanning industries such as retail (including Wal-Mart), technology, trucking, sales, call centers, hospitals, cable installation, power plant services, limousine, restaurants and construction.
- Wage and hour class actions
- Discrimination class actions (e.g., Brockton minority hiring case)
- Industry-specific class litigation
Contact and Location
Gordon Law Group's Boston office is located one block from Copley Station on the Green Line and three blocks from Back Bay Station (Orange Line and Commuter Rail). The firm offers a contact form on its website and a free consultation per its Justia listing.
- Address: 585 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
- Phone: (617) 536-1800 | Toll Free: (800) 403-7755
- Fax: (617) 536-1802
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.gordonllp.com/
- Free consultation offered