Founder & Managing Attorney
Salesia V. Smith-Gordon, Esquire
Law Office of Salesia V. Smith-Gordon, PA
922 Second Street * West Palm Beach, FL
33401 561.655.9279
www.SmithGordonLaw.com
Salesia@SmithGordonLaw.com
As founder of her boutique personal injury law firm, Salesia Smith-Gordon has multiple layers of success. Her background as a pharmacist and trial lawyer has won several million-dollar awards for injured clients. Yet, her community and philanthropic interests in education, arts, politics, rescued animals and mentoring reflects her natural characteristics of strength and compassion.
Salesia’s works as a strategist, litigator, and community servant have been recognized with awards and honors to include:
2020 Trailblazer Award – PBC Urban League
2020 Giraffe Nominee – PBC Women’s Chamber of Commerce
2019 Top 10 Female Personal Injury Attorney Best Client Satisfaction
2019 Lawyers of Distinction “Power Lawyer”
2019 Eta Phi Beta – Justice Award
2018 Legacy Award- So FL Most Influential Black Women in Business
2017 & 2018 Legal Elite – Best Boutique Injury Firm – Premises
2018 WPB Illumination Award
2017 FL Best Boutique Injury Law Firm in Premises Liability
2017 The Salesia V. Smith-Gordon Faculty Office at FSU College of Law
2015 Private Sector WILA Award
EDUCATION
Florida State University – College of Law
1992 Graduate, JD
1992 License Lawyer
Florida A& M University – College of Pharmacy
1989 Graduate, B.S. Pharm. 1989 License Pharmacist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Law Office of Salesia Smith-Gordon, PA
Managing Attorney
1993 to present
Civil trial lawyer concentration in personal injury i.e. trucking, automobile, medication errors and premises liability
Various Practice Settings: Hospital, Retail, Specialized
Florida Registered Pharmacist (retired)
1989-2018
Pharmacist providing medicinal therapeutic wellness.
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
*Trustee, Chamber of Commerce – Palm Beaches (2019-present)
*Co-Chair, Bench –Bar 2020 PBC Bar Ass’n (2019-present)
*Exec. Bd. – Secr’y, Glades Initiative (2018 – present)
*Chair, Nat’l Trends -WPB The Links, Inc. (2018-present)
*Bd. of Dir., FL State Univ. Law Alumni (2016-present)
*Bd. of Dir., Palm Beach Co. Justice Ass’n (2017-present)
*Business Advisory Bd., Sea Coast Bank (2017-present)
*Chair, Palm Beach Co. Commission on Ethics (2013-15)
*Chair, Palm Beach Co. Inspector General Committee (2013-15)
*Chair, Florida Bar Grievance Committee (2010-2013)
*President, Cunningham Bar Association( 2011-2012)
HOBBIES:
White Water Rafting, Horseback Riding, Cooking, Travel
FAMILY: She and husband Lawrence Gordon reside in Haverhill, FL with 2 rescued cats, Samantha & Vicki.
