Gordon L. Mowen, II
Gordon serves as general counsel to national and regional companies, pairing litigation-avoidance strategy with coast-to-coast courtroom results.
General counsel. Litigator. Thought partner.
Gordon advises corporate clients on a wide array of legal issues and currently serves as general counsel to several national and regional companies in the residential services, consumer services, and manufacturing industries. His practice focuses on commercial disputes, litigation-avoidance practices, regulatory compliance, and employment practices.
As general counsel, Gordon’s thought partnership with company leadership drives high-ROI initiatives that reduce risk, increase EBITDA, and improve claims outcomes. In 2025, he launched a compliance initiative for a fleet-based home improvement company that produced over $3.3 million in annualized savings and was featured at Samsara’s national safety and compliance convention.
Gordon is also an accomplished appellate advocate. He has overseen hundreds of appeals and authored dozens of amicus briefs, has handled more than twenty state supreme court oral arguments, and is frequently called upon to provide advice and guidance in high stakes trial and appellate litigation.
Gordon’s practice takes him coast to coast: prevailing at oral argument in high-stakes appeals on the west coast, parachuting into contentious business disputes on the east coast, and litigating employment actions in the heartland.
Representative Results
- ◇Full dismissal of a federal consumer class action against a corporate client over alleged deceptive sales practices.
- ◇Dismissal on behalf of a manufacturer over claims of defective safety devices.
- ◇Summary judgment for a corporate client on governmental claims of public nuisance.
- ◇Compliance-focused safety initiative that reduced a client’s fleet accident risk by 89%.
- ◇Multiple “no probable cause” findings by the EEOC and state administrative bodies in employment discrimination claims.
- ◇Full defense verdict at trial, affirmed on appeal, in a consumer action against a contractor over claims of deficient work and deceptive sales terms.
- ◇Successful defense of multiple license holders in governmental actions involving claims of unpermitted work.
- ◇Prevailed at oral argument in California appellate court involving a $1 million+ exposure product liability and toxic tort matter on behalf of a cooling tower manufacturer.
Practice Focus
General Counsel
Employment Law
Appellate Law
Corporate & Business Law
Education
- J.D., University of Kentucky College of LawArticles Editor, Kentucky Law Journal
- B.A., University of Louisville
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts, Southern & Northern Districts of West Virginia
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Washington DC (pending)
Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones to WatchAppellate, Insurance Law, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2024)
- Super Lawyers: Rising StarBusiness and Corporate Law (2023)
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