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Kathleen Robson Gordon |
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Kathleen Robson Gordon is a founding partner of Robson & Lopez LLC where she leads a passionate and client-driven approach to defending those in need. Her extensive experience in finance and real estate gives her a practical insight that allows her to deliver consistent and positive results both through negotiations and in Court. A native of Chicago, Ms. Robson Gordon has a long history of giving back to the Chicago community in time and service at organizations like Chicago Cares, the Cabrini Green YMCA, and the Women’s Treatment Center. During law school, she traveled to New Orleans numerous times as a volunteer with the Student Hurricane Network to provide assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. She regularly provides pro bono legal services to the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. In August 2012, Chicago Lawyer Magazine featured a cover story about Ms. Robson’s service to those in need. Ms. Robson Gordon was named an Attorney for Justice by the state of Tennessee for 2018 and 2019, and has received honors for her pro bono work from the Chicago Bar Foundation, the Chicago Legal Clinic, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and, along with her partner, Salvador Lopez, received their law school’s 2013 award for outstanding pro bono service. Ms. Robson Gordon is a member of the Illinois Bar Assoc., the Tennessee Bar Assoc., the Federal Trial Bar Association of the Northern District of Illinois and a Rule 31 trained mediator in Tennessee. Ms. Robson Gordon taught a Continuing Legal Education class on foreclosure litigation and property disposition options to peer attorneys for the Illinois State Bar Association, taught several classes on property law to first year attorneys at her alma mater, and was a guest speaker on foreclosures and mediations on the television program “You and the Law.” Before becoming an attorney, Ms. Robson Gordon worked as a mortgage banker for 11 years in Chicago, and prior to that, was a finance officer for 5 years at one of Chicago’s largest private banks where she managed their bond and derivatives portfolios. Ms. Robson Gordon received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Indiana University, and continued post-graduate studies at Northeastern Illinois University in Applied Mathematics. Ms. Robson Gordon splits her time between her practices in Illinois and Tennessee. |
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Illinois; Tennessee; Federal District for the Northern District of Illinois. Education Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) J.D. - 2009 Indiana University B.A. - 1994 Awards Chicago Lawyer Magazine - Cover Feature for pro bono foreclosure defense Chicago Volunteer Legal Services - Annual Pro Bono Volunteer Recognition Award 2017 Recipient of the CBA/CBF Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Award Chicago Volunteer Legal Services - Annual Report Recognition for pro bono foreclosure defense Chicago- Kent College of Law - Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award Chicago Legal Clinic - Annual James D. Jacobson Memorial Award |
