Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Florida - 1979
Ohio (Inactive) - 1973

BRUCE H. GORDON is a partner in the taxation and trust and estates practice groups in the Tampa, Florida office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. He is also a member of the corporate practice group.

Mr. Gordon's principal areas of practice are corporate, tax, estate planning, asset preservation planning, trusts, estate administration, probate litigation, real property, compensation planning, international and general commercial and transactional matters for public and private corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and foundations, as well as high net worth individuals and their families.

Mr. Gordon was a member of the tax department of a Big Six accounting firm for six years prior to practicing law. He has lectured at various Florida Bar CLE courses and at meetings of trust companies and professional associations. As a member of The Executive Council of the General Practice Section of The Florida Bar from 1988-1994 he served on the Continuing Legal Education Committee.

In the trusts and estates law category, Mr. Gordon has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and in Florida Super Lawyers® for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Mr. Gordon was also recognized as one of Tampa Bay's Best Lawyers in 2008. Mr. Gordon is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

PRESENTATIONS

Speaker, "Estate Planning & Probate Update: The Certainty Of Death, Taxes & Change," Florida Law Update 2009 CLE, The Florida Bar Convention, Orlando Marriott World Center, June 25, 2009.

Co-Chair, "afhe" (Attorneys For Family-Held Enterprises) Fall 2008 Regional Meeting, Ft. Myers, Florida, November 6, 2008.

Speaker, "An Estate Planner's Guide To Ethics and Malpractice in the Sunshine State," a special 4-hour CLE for Florida Attorneys held at and sponsored by FineMark National Bank & Trust, Ft. Myers, Florida, October 3, 2008.

Panelist, "Conflicts and Ethical Issues in Planning With Family Businesses and Investment Entities," Joint presentation of the ABA Tax Section (Closely Held Business Committee) and RPTE Section (Business Planning Group), 2008 ABA Annual Meeting, New York City, August 8, 2008.

Speaker, "Estate Planning & Probate Update," Florida Law Update CLE, annually from 1993 to 2008 at The Florida Bar Convention, Orlando or Boca Raton.

Panelist, "Watch Out for State Law - Choices of Entity and Trust Situs Issues." 2007 Joint Fall Meeting of ABA Tax Section and RPTE Section, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 27, 2007.

Panelist, "Conflicts and Ethical Issues in Planning With Family Business and Investment Entities," 2007 Joint Fall Meeting of ABA Tax Section and RPTE Section, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 27, 2007.

PUBLICATIONS

"The Estate Planner," Editor, a bi-monthly publication distributed to clients and friends of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP from 2006 to date.

"An Estate Planner's Guide To Ethics And Malpractice In The Sunshine State," presented at the 2008 ABA Annual Meeting, New York City, August 8, 2008.

"Gifting: New Wrinkles to Watch," Journal of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, Special Tax Reform Issue, 1986.

Education

Case Western Reserve University 1973, J.D.

Miami University 1970, B.A.

Practice Areas

Corporate Law/Business Organizations Practice

Estate Planning Practice

Taxation Practice

Trust and Estate Administration Practice

Professional Affiliations

Mr. Gordon is an Accredited Estate Planner as designated by the National Association of Estate Planners. He is currently a member of the Tax Section and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar as well as a member of the Tax Section and RPTE Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Gordon is a member of the Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council (since 1980), Board of Directors, 2007 to 2009 and of Attorneys For Family-Held Enterprises ("afhe"). In the Tampa Bay community, Mr. Gordon is a member of Leadership Tampa Alumni Association (Class of 1980); WEDU Professional Advisory Council; The Children's Home, Inc. Advisory Council; The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Professional Advisory Council on Planned Giving: and the Morton Plant Mease Foundation (Financial Counseling Services Committee). Mr. Gordon is Past President of Kiwanis Club of Tampa Bay, 1984-1985.

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