Biography

Leslie McAdoo Gordon is the principal of McAdoo Gordon & Associates, P.C., and provides criminal defense for individuals facing misdemeanor and felony charges, including “white collar” criminal offenses in state and federal courts, as well as appeals. She also represents contractors and individuals facing administrative sanctions, including revocation of security clearances and debarment from federal contracts.

Leslie graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1996, and she is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and numerous federal trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Before becoming a lawyer, Leslie was a Special Agent for the Department of Defense, Defense Investigative Service (now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency), conducting background investigations for security clearances. Now, she also helps individuals and companies navigate the security clearance application process, in addition to defending revocation of clearance cases