Background

Kaplan, Sumner Zalman was born on February 3, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harriet Rita Cohen.

Education

AB, Massachusetts State College, Amherst, 1941; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1948.

Career

Attorney, Singer, Stoneman, Kurland, Boston, 1948-1950; attorney, Kaplan & Katz, Boston, 1954-1960; partner, Kaplan & Kaplan, Boston, 1961-1968; partner, Kaplan & Soshnick, Boston, 1969-1978; partner, Tyler & Reynolds, Boston, 1979-1981; general counsel, Merkert Enterprises, Canton, Massachusetts, 1981-1983, 90; judge, Massachusetts Trial Court, Boston, 1983-1990; recall justice, Massachusetts Trial Court, Boston, 1990-1991; mediator, ADR Inc., Boston, since 1990.

Achievements

• Sumner Zalman Kaplan has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1956-1962. Selectman Town of Brookline, Massachusetts,1963-1975. Brig. general United States Army, 1972-1977.

Member American Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, walking, reading.

Connections

Married Eleanor Fisher, April 23, 1944. Children: Ruth, Marjorie.

Father:

Harriet Rita Cohen Kaplan

Spouse:

Eleanor Fisher

child:

Marjorie Kaplan

child:

Ruth Kaplan