R. Gordon "Gordon" Appleman
Gordon Appleman, Attorney
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: rgapple@msn.com
- Lawyer Page: https://
Location
- 3855 Bellaire Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76109
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
GAA
Gordon Appleman, Attorney
Fort Worth, Texas
1 The Best Lawyers in America® award
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 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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