The Law Offices of Gordon C. Rhea

A Smart and Tenacious Litigator

Gordon C. Rhea is a skilled litigator with over 35 years of experience representing individuals, businesses, and governments in civil and criminal matters in Federal, state, and territorial courts nationwide.  Veteran of several hundred trials, appeals, and mediations, Mr. Rhea strikes a commanding presence in the courtroom.  He is an intelligent and powerful advocate for his clients.

A graduate of Stanford University Law School, Mr. Rhea’s career includes:

  • Associate to one of Los Angeles’ leading criminal defense attorneys
  • Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel of a United States Senate investigative committee
  • Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C. and in the United States Virgin Islands
  • Lead litigator in numerous toxic tort and catastrophic personal injury suits against major petroleum and chemical companies, airlines, and automobile manufacturers
  • Trial counsel for businessmen, public officials, and judges in high profile civil and criminal matters
  • Focus

    White Collar Criminal Defense 
    As a former Federal Prosecutor and current member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Mr. Rhea represents clients charged in Federal, State, and Territorial courts with a wide range of crimes, including tax and financial offenses. 

     

    Business Litigation 
    Mr. Rhea’s reputation as a savvy, experienced negotiator and tenacious advocate have made him a strong ally for clients entangled in high-stakes business disputes and for high-profile figures such as judges, legislators, and government officials.

     

    Personal Injury/ Toxic Tort Litigation 
    Mr. Rhea has represented hundreds of injured clients, ranging from workers suffering catastrophic injuries in industrial accidents and toxic exposures to victims of automobile defects and airplane crashes.  He currently represents governmental entities in suits against major petroleum and aluminum companies to recover damages under local and Federal law for environmental harm.   

  • Recent News & Events

    Statement by Alvin Williams Jr. Sen. Williams pleads guilty

    Jan 18, 2013

    ST. THOMAS - Three-term V.I. Senator Alvin Williams Jr. formally pleaded guilty to a felony racketeering charge Thursday in District Court on St. Thomas.

    Alvin Williams, chief of staff plead not guilty to racketeering, bribery

    January 02, 2013

    ST. THOMAS - Sen. Alvin Williams Jr. and his chief of staff Kim Blackett pleaded not guilty to a number of racketeering and bribery charges in federal court Wednesday.

    Frank and Lauritz Mills cleared of tax charges

    June 21, 2012

    A federal jury handed out consecutive verdicts of not guilty in the tax fraud trial of Frank and Lauritz Mills. The jury’s acquittal of Lauritz Mills, the former director of the V.I. Bureau of Economics Research, and Frank Mills, the director of the Eastern Caribbean Center at the University of the Virgin Islands, means any conditions of restraint that had been placed against them will be vacated.