Background
Kaplan, Leonard was born on January 7, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jacob Joseph and Anne Sabin (Levenson) Kaplan.
Kaplan, Leonard was born on January 7, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jacob Joseph and Anne Sabin (Levenson) Kaplan.
Bar: Massachusetts 1936. Association Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Boston, 1936-1947, partner, 1947-1987, of counsel, 1996-1997. Special assistant attorney general Public Charities division Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1988-1996.
Vice president National Jewish Welfare Board, New York City, 1975-1981.
President Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston, 1976-1978, Greater Boston Legal Services, 1976-1978. Overseer emeritus Boston Symphony Orchestra, since 1984, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1997.
Franklin Foundation v. Attorney General, et al, 416 Massachusetts 483.Worked at Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Limited Liability Partnership (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in General Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arbitration and Mediation, Banking and Financial Services, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Biotechnology, Complex Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Copyright Law, Corporate, Estate Planning and Administration, Corporate Trustee Services, Education Law, Environmental Law, Executive Compensation, Health Care Law, Immigration, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Commerce, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Law, Not-for-Profit Organizations, Patent Law, Products Liability, Public Finance, Real Estate and Finance, Securities and Accounting, Taxation, Technology, Trademarks, Venture Capital, White-Collar Crime, Workouts. Admitted to the bar, 1936, Massachusetts and United States.
District Court, District of Massachusetts.
President, Greater Boston Legal Services, Incorporated., 1976-1978. Vice President, National Jewish Welfare Board, 1975-1981.
Overseer Emeritus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1984. President, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, 1976-1978.
Trustee for Life, Beth Israel Hospital, 1973-1977.
Overseer, Beth Israel/Deaconess Medical Center, 1997. Special Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Division of Public Charities, 1989-1996. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Limited Liability Partnership was founded in 1879 by Louis Doctorate. Brandeis, who was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916.
The Firm"s clients include major regional, national and multi-national corporations, leading high technology companies, national accounting firms, medium and small-sized businesses, venture capital funds, universities, hospitals, charitable institutions, government agencies, trusts, estates and individuals.
Fellow: American Bar Association. Member: Harvard Musical Association, Boston Bar Association, Middlesex Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association (Public Service award 1996), Harvard Club.
Married Janet Printz, June 22, 1938. Children: Josephine A. Schneider, Richard C., Philip J. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1933, J.J.D., 1936.