Background
Kaplan, Lee Landa was born on January 26, 1952 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Charles Irving and Ara Celine (Seligman) Kaplan.
Kaplan, Lee Landa was born on January 26, 1952 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Charles Irving and Ara Celine (Seligman) Kaplan.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1976). Woodrow Wilson Scholar.
Friars.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Joe McDonald Ingraham, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1976-1977.
Law clerk to senior circuit judge, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), Houston, 1976-1977; associate, Baker & Botts, Limited liability partnership, Houston, 1977-1984; partner, Baker & Botts, Limited liability partnership, Houston, 1985-1994; partner, Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, Limited liability partnership, Houston, since 1995.
Member Texas Aerospace Commission, since 1994. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Texas, Houston Bar Association, American Board Trial Advocates (associate), American Intellectual Property Law Association, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association.
Married Diana Morton Hudson, February 6, 1982.