Background
Kaplan, James Miller was born on November 10, 1953 in Brooklyn. Son of Howard H. and Enid Kaplan.
Kaplan, James Miller was born on November 10, 1953 in Brooklyn. Son of Howard H. and Enid Kaplan.
Hofstra University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). New York Law School (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Insurance and Reinsurance Practice and Litigation. Commercial, Corporate and Securities Law. Domestic and International Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance.
Products and Professional Liability, Toxic Tort Defense, Environmental Impairment Liability, Medical and Hospital Malpractice, Municipal and Public Officials Liability, Trusts and Estates.
Aviation, Marine and Inland Marine. Securities and Fiduciary Liability and General Subrogation.
Admitted to the bar, 1979, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1992, Florida; 1993, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Florida.
Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1978-1980. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker is a full service international law firm, ranking among the largest law firms in the United States with offices in twelve major cities in the United States.
We have provided our clients with a full range of expert and innovative legal services for more than a quarter of a century.
Our dramatic growth during this period has been a response to the emerging needs of existing clients and addition of new ones. Initially, ours was an insurance-related practice and we maintain a preeminent position with regard to all aspects of insurance law and theinsurance/reinsurance industry serving insureds, brokers, insurers and reinsurers.
As our clients have matured and broadened in scope, so have our services and expertise and we have expanded into the general corporate law, including creditors" rights and bankruptcy, trusts and estates and real estate transactions and regulatory work.
Member American Bar Association, New York County Lawyers's Association, New York Society Certified Public Accountants (lecturer 1991), The Banker's Club.
Married Margarite Sue Winer, October 16, 1982. 1 child, Irina.