Scott Gordon is an associate attorney at Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP. Scott’s practice focuses on complex litigation, with an emphasis on employment and disability rights class actions.

Scott graduated from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2010. Upon graduation, he received the Patricia Drumm Crossen Award for the student who showed greatest perseverance in obtaining their law degree. He also received the Robert T. Schumack Memorial Scholarship, the Marie McCool Scholarship, and was a member of the Temple American Inn of Court.

During law school, Scott worked as a legal researcher for the Center for Autism Research, a joint project of the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he analyzed the impact of class action lawsuits to improve special education in large urban school districts. Scott also worked for the New York Times as a research intern for Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ian Urbina. He was a key member of a research team that contributed to a series of front-page stories.

Scott graduated with a Bachelor of Science with distinction from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a major in finance. While at Boulder, he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity and served as community service chair.

Scott is a paraplegic as a result of a car accident in 2003. He is an active member of the disability community and mentors newly-injured paraplegics. He enjoys adaptive sports and previously served as Treasurer of the Mid-Atlantic Wheelchair Basketball Conference.

Prior to joining Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP as an attorney, Scott worked for the firm as a law clerk.