Overview
Nalani Gordon is a Labor and Employment attorney based in Gunster’s West Palm Beach office. Her practice focuses on helping business owners, executives, and employers identify and manage legal risk before it becomes costly litigation. Drawing on experience in employment law, business litigation, internal investigations, and dispute resolution, Nalani translates complex legal issues into practical strategies that support sound decisions, productive workplaces, and business objectives.
Nalani works with business leaders, HR professionals, and risk-management teams to evaluate workplace practices and address personnel issues. She advises on discipline and termination, wage and hour compliance, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, and handbook development, helping organizations make informed decisions that advance compliance and operational goals.
When disputes arise, Nalani represents businesses in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies in employment and business litigation. She handles pre-suit proceedings, administrative charges, internal investigations, negotiated resolutions, settlement discussions, and litigation strategy, providing guidance grounded in how claims are investigated, defended, negotiated, and resolved. With an understanding that businesses are not simply looking for legal answers, Nalani helps identify tailored solutions that protect their people, operations, reputation, and bottom line.
Nalani also advises educational institutions and organizations on select Title IX matters, including investigations, hearings, and compliance-related issues. She has completed investigator and hearing officer certifications through the Association of Title IX Administrators.
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America®, “Ones to Watch”
- Commercial Litigation, 2024-27
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2026-27
- Florida Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2024-26
- The Order of the Coif, University of Miami School of Law
- University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review
- Miami Public Interest Scholar
- Awards for Outstanding Performance: Legal Communication and Research Skills II, Business Associations, Social Justice Lawyering, Trusts & Estates, Civil Procedure II
- 2010 Gates Millennium Scholar
- Soia Mentschikoff Scholarship Award
- Gregg D. Wenzel Memorial Scholarship
- Colson Scholar
News & Insights
- "Legal Issues, Title IX and Implications for Leadership," speaker, 2023 Wesley Peachtree Institute HBCU & Small College Forum, March 2023
- “Is this the End for NonCompete Clauses? The Evolving Debate Surrounding Employment-Based NonCompete Clauses, How It May Impact Your Company, and What To Do Moving Forward,” co-author, ACC South Florida Focus Q1, 2023
- Anti-discrimination and Title IX Training, presenter, August 2022
- Disability Discrimination Training, presenter, June 2022
- "Preventing Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace," presenter, June 2022
- "Legal Issues, Title IX and Implications for Leadership," speaker, 2022 Wesley Peachtree Institute HBCU Forum, March 2022
Speaking Engagements
Publications
Blog Posts
Involvement
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2017-present
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee, 2019-23
- Lawyers for Literacy Committee, 2022-23
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee, 2019-23
- Palm Beach County Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers Association
- Executive Board Member (Treasurer) and Chair of the Finance Committee, July 2023-June 2024
- Member, 2022-present
- The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2021
- Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court LIV, 2019-21
- F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association, 2018-present
- Treasurer, July 2026-present
- Association of Title IX Administrators, 2022-present
Civic & Community Service
- Education Foundation of Palm Bach County
- Young Professionals Group, Founder & Chair, 2023-present
- Development Committee, 2023-present
- The Florida Bar
- Education Law Committee, 2023-present
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 2023-present
- Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program, Palm Beach Gardens High, mentor, 2020-23
Practices
Education
- University of Miami, J.D., magna cum laude, 2018
- University of Central Florida, M.A., 2015
- University of Central Florida, B.S., summa cum laude, 2013
Admissions
- Florida, 2018
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2024
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2024
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
