R. Gordon "Gordon" Appleman

R. Gordon "Gordon" Appleman


Holland & Knight LLP

Recognized since 1983

Fort Worth, Texas

Practice Areas

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

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Member, UT Harry Ransom Center Advisory Council

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

610 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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