Our Team

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Deborah Gordon

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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Sarah Gordon Thomas

Sarah graduated cum laude from Wayne State University Law School and belongs to the Order of the Coif. She is currently a member of the Labor and Employment Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Before joining Deborah Gordon Law, Sarah clerked for Eastern District of Michigan Judge Avern Cohn.  She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan.

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Elizabeth Marzotto Taylor

Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from Wayne State University Law School and belongs to the Order of the Coif. She is currently a member of the Labor and Employment Section of the State Bar of Michigan. 

Before joining Deborah Gordon Law, Elizabeth spent several years as an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist for the U.S. Army. She is a graduate of the James Madison College at Michigan State University.

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Molly Savage

Molly graduated cum laude from Wayne State University Law School and belongs to the Order of the Coif. During law school, she received the Governor’s Scholarship, conferred for academic achievement, and received the Gold Key Scholarship Certificate. She previously interned for a federal judge at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and interned at Wilmer Hale’s International Arbitration Practice in London, UK. She earned her undergraduate degree from Grand Valley State University.

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Marc E. Thomas

of counsel to Deborah Gordon Law and partner at Bendure & Thomas.

Marc has extensive experience in taxation, business law, trusts and estates, pension law, and litigation. He has been admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court.

He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Sections on Business Law, Litigation, Probate & Estate Planning, and Taxation and the American Bar Association Sections on Litigation, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law.

Marc graduated from Michigan State University and received a law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Tax controversies

  • Pension & retirement plan disputes

  • Business litigation

  • Estate planning

  • Probate