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Leading our staff at the law office of Stephen Kaplan, P.C., is attorney Stephen Kaplan. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Kaplan is able to provide clients with comprehensive advice and counsel in a wide variety of areas of legal practice. Our entire firm is client-centered and strives to tailor the representation we offer to suit our clients' needs and goals. He is AV® Peer Review Rated* by Martindale-Hubbel.

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Mr. Stephen E. Kaplan 
Dallas, Texas
President/Shareholder, since 1998
Member, since 1998
phone (214) 346-6048
fax (214) 346-6049
email Email Me
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Year Joined Organization:
1998
Areas of Practice:
Administrative Law
Banking & Finance Law
Business & Commercial Law
Contracts
Business Organizations
Construction Law
Employment Law -- Managerial and Executive Employees
Employment Law -- Employer
Estate Planning
Government Agencies & Programs
Labor Law
Litigation & Appeals
Mergers & Acquisitions
Probate & Estate Administration
Trusts
Wills
Real Estate Law
Land Use & Zoning
Business, Commercial, Residential Landlord/Commercial Tenants
State, Local & Municipal Law
Taxation Law
Non-Profit Organizations
Mediation and Arbitration
Asset Protection
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Litigation Percentage:
35% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1977
New York, 1980
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
Education:
State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1976
J.D.


University of California at Los Angeles, 1973
B.A.


Representative Cases:
Childre v. Great Southwest Life Ins. Co., 700 S.W.2d 284 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1985)
Bruner v. Exxon Co., U.S.A., A Div. of Exxon Corp., 752 S.W.2d 679 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1988)
Hand v. Equestrian Retailer, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8417 (N. Dist. Tex. 1998)
Representative Clients:
Epic Broadcasting Corporation
Lyne Energy Corporation
The Martha Steed Lyne Management Trust
The American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Inc.
David/March Construction Company
Erickson Sales Inc.
JMK Petroleum Corporation
Liberty Integrated Consulting Inc.
Lyne Energy Corporation
Ostrovitz and Gwinn, L.L.C.
Windsong Partners Ltd.
Bullpen Marketing, LLC
Potomac Resources, LLC
Liberty Consulting, LLC
Crystal Falls Foods, LLC
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Dallas Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


State Bar of Texas
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Law Offices of Stephen E. Kaplan, Inc., President and Shareholder, 1987 - 1998


Lyne and Klein, P.C., Attorney, 1981 - 1987


Lyne, Klein, French and Womble, Attorney, 1976 - 1981


Pro Bono Activities:
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
Dallas Legal Hospice