Mark Vincent Kaplan

Background

Vincent Kaplan, Mark was born on October 30, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Southwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1973). Spoken languages: Italian.

Career

Worked at Trope and Trope (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Family Law and General Civil Trial Work. Appellate, Custody.

Admitted to the bar, 1973, California. 1974, United States. District Court, Central District of California.

Moot Court.

Recipient: George Huff Achievement Award. West Publishing Award. Member, Planning Committee, University of Southern California Family Law Institute, 1993-1994.

Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations.

State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).

Trope and Trope was founded in 1949 by Sorrell Trope and Eugene Trope. From the inception, a substantial portion of the practice of the firm was devoted to divorce law (now referred to as Family Law).

All of the firm"s endeavors were involved in areas of litigation and trial work.

At present, the firm"s practice is almost exclusively devoted to the field of Family Law litigation, trials and appeals. Certain members of the firm continue to be involved in general civil trial work. Members of the firm participate in the Los Angeles County Superior Court"s Mediation Program in Family Law and serve as Mediators, assisting the Court in resolving calendared cases by mediation, eliminating the necessity of such cases being tried within the Court system itself.

Members of the firm are active in writing and teaching in the field of Family Law.

The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Achievements

• Mark Vincent Kaplan has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Planning Committee, University of Southern California Family Law Institute, 1993-1994. Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. State Bar of California.

(Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).