Karen H. Gordon

Karen Gordon has four decades of experience in the areas of business law, estate planning, probate, and guardianship law. She worked as a lawyer at a prominent law firm in Fort Worth until 2002, when she formed Gordon & Sykes, LLP with Dan W. Sykes.

Ms. Gordon’s expertise spans many areas of law, including a broad range of business transactions, estate and trust litigation, guardianships, nonprofit corporate law, and contracts and business policies. She is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning and Probate Law.

She regularly advises multimillion dollar corporations regarding corporate issues, contracts, employment issues, business agreements and dispute resolutions. She frequently represents bank trust departments and other fiduciaries on administering estates and trusts, as well as beneficiaries in estate and trust matters. Ms. Gordon also provides the counsel and legal advice necessary to persons with disabilities in connection with forming guardianships, elder law issues, powers of attorney and living trusts, preparation of wills and trusts, and other estate planning and wealth transfer instruments.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from The University of Texas at Austin in 1975, she went on to earn her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1978. She is married to James C. Gordon, a Fort Worth area attorney, and has two children, Sarah and Claire Gordon.