Gordon was admitted as a practicing attorney in the high court of South Africa in March of 1980 at the age of 22. He has been practicing law since then having acquired over 40 years of experience both as a sole practitioner and in partnership. At the beginning of December 2019, he left the practice of Shapiro Aarons Incorporated( with whom he still has a close association) and commenced practicing for his own account as a single practitioner under the name and style of Aarons Attorneys Inc. he prides himself in providing his clients with hands-on and personal professional service.