R. Gordon "Gordon" Appleman
Recognized since 1983
Fort Worth, Texas
Practice Areas
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Member, UT Harry Ransom Center Advisory Council
Contact & Links
- E-mail: gordon.appleman@hklaw.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.hklaw.com/en/professionals/a/appleman-r-gordon
Location
- 777 Main Street, Suite 3300
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Education
- Harvard University, LLB, graduated 1962
- The University of Texas, Bachelor of Arts, graduated 1959
Bar Admissions
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations
- ACTEC - Member
- American Baar Association - Member
- American Law Institute - Member
Court Admissions
- United States Tax Court
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
Holland & Knight LLP
Fort Worth, Texas
609 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
192 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
- Community Property
- Corporate
- Corporate and Partnership Transactions
- Exempt Organizations
- Federal
- Gift Planning
- Income Tax
- Litigation
- Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
- Partnership
- Partnership and Limited Liability
- Planning for Closely Held Businesses
- Probate
- Retirement Planning
- Subchapter S Corporations
- Tax
- Tax Planning
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Trust Administration
- Trusts and Estates
Awards:
- Distinguished Alumnus, University of Texas at Austin
- Pro Bene Meritis, College of Liberal Arts, UT Austin
- The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates), 1983-2012, 2014-2020
- Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (Estate Planning & Probate, Tax, Employee Benefits/ERISA), 2003-2018
- Top Attorneys (Tax and Trusts, Estates, Probate) by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2006-2013, 2015, 2018
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