Gordon Alexander Burrows

Attorney Gordon Burrows focuses on matrimonial and family law at his practice in White Plains, New York. After earning his JD at St. John's University School of Law in 1984, Gordon Burrows began his professional experience in the Westchester County Attorney's Office, where he worked in the Family Court Bureau. He has now practiced family and matrimonial law for more than three decades.

Between 1990 and 1996, Mr. Burrows worked with Hall, Dicker, Kent, Friedman & Wood, LLP, in White Plains. His cases there exclusively involved high income families and complex custody issues. In 1996, he joined Smith, Buss & Jacobs, LLP, in Yonkers where he was a partner and head of the matrimonial department.

Mr. Burrows' most notable cases include a 2015 victory in which social media pages played a key role. Mr. Burrows' success in this widely-discussed case set a precedent for the use of Facebook content as evidence in New York custody disputes.

Alongside his work as an attorney, Mr. Burrows has been active in civic leadership for many years. He previously served ten years on the Yonkers City Council of which seven of those years he was Majority Leader. In 2005, Mr. Burrows was elected as Westchester County's 15th District county legislator and he currently continues to serve in that role.