Barry P. Caplan

Background

Caplan, Barry P. was born on December 4, 1940 in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Education

University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts. University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Laws, 1965). Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County, 1965-1968.

Career

Worked at Sussman Shank Wapnick Caplan & Stiles, Limited Liability Partnership (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Bankruptcy, Creditors" Rights and Corporate Reorganization, Corporate Law, General Business, Banking and Finance, Commercial and Business Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Construction, Professional Liability Defense, Taxation, Probate, Pensions, Estate Planning, Planned Giving, Employee Benefits. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Oregon.

Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County, 1965-1968.

Author: "Consummating the Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization," Bankruptcy Law, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1995 Supplement. "Collection of Judgments.

Provisional Process," Civil Litigation Manual, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1993 and 1996 Supplement. "Attachments, Restraining Orders and Receivership," Creditors Rights and Remedies, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1982 and 1990 Revision.

"Provisional Process," Civil Pleading and Practice, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1985.

"Provisional Process," Creditors" Rights and Remedies Revision, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1990 and 1993 Revision. "The Bankruptcy Reform Acting of 1994," Setoff and Recoupment NACM, Oregon, Incorporated., Business Credit Journal. Jewish Federation of Portland (Board of Directors, 1990-1996.

Vice President, 1994-1996).

National Association of Credit Management, Oregon, Incorporated. (Board of Directors, 1993—.

Vice Chairman, 1996-1997). Member: Multnomah County and American (Member: Business Law Section, Uniform Commercial Code Committee.

Commercial Financial Services Committee) Bar Associations.

Oregon State Bar (Member, 1977-1980 and Chairman, 1979-1980, Board of Bar Examiners. Member, Bar Exam Review Board, 1986-1988. Member, Financial Institutions Executive Committee, Business Law Section, 1988-1991.

Member, Committee on Future and Function of the Legal Profession, 1989-1992).

Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, Western Region, 1986-1987). American Bankruptcy Institute.

Sussman Shank Wapnick Caplan & Stiles was founded in the early sixties by Gilbert Sussman, Jerome B. Shank and Norman Wapnick. The Firm members have enjoyed a collegial relationship over thirty years of steady growth to a firm of twenty lawyers and a staff of thirty.

With an initial focus on creditors" rights, bankruptcy, banking and finance, the firm has expanded to include a broad general business, tax, estate planning, charitable and non-profit corporations, real estate and extensive litigation practice.

Sussman Shank"s attorneys come from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and hold leadership positions in business and professional associations.

Achievements

• BARRY CAPLAN has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Multnomah County and American Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Member, Committee on Public Service and Information, 1968. Member, 1970-1973 and Special Counsel, 1975, Committee on Unauthorized Practice.

Member, Committee on Debtor-Creditor Rights, 1976.

Member, 1977-1980 and Chairman, 1979-1980, Board of Bar Examiners. Member, Bar Exam Review Board, 1986-1988.

Member, Financial Institutions Executive Committee, Business Law Section, since 1988. Member, Committee on Future of the Legal Profession, since 1989).

Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, Western Region, 1986-1987).

Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation and