Stephen E Kaplan

With over 44 years of experience, Stephen Kaplan is able to provide clients with comprehensive advice and counsel in a wide variety of areas of legal practice. Our entire firm is client-centered and strives to tailor the representation we offer to suit our clients' needs and goals. He is AV ® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Areas of Practice: Administrative Law Banking & Finance Law Business & Commercial Law Contracts Business Organizations Construction Law Employment Law -- Managerial and Executive Employees Employment Law -- Employer Estate Planning Government Agencies & Programs Labor Law Litigation & Appeals Mergers & Acquisitions Probate & Estate Administration Trusts Wills Real Estate Law Land Use & Zoning Business, Commercial, Residential Landlord/Commercial Tenants State, Local & Municipal Law Taxation Law Non-Profit Organizations Mediation and Arbitration Asset Protection Alternate Dispute Resolution Bar Admissions: Texas, 1977 ,New York, 1980, Illinois, 2022, Georgia, 2023; U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas ; Northern District of Georgia, 2023, Middle District of Georgia, 2023; Education: State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1976 J.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1973 B.A. ; Professional Associations and Memberships: American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Pro Bono Activities: Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, Dallas Legal Hospice

SUNY Buffalo Law School

J.D. (1976)

1973 - 1976

University of California - Los Angeles

B.A. (1973) | Political Science

1969 - 1973

Activities: UCLA Fencing Team

Attorney

1977-1988 Lyne & Klein

Current

associate attorney/ of counsel

Hecht Walker & Jordan, P.C.

2023 - Current

Associate attorney/ of counsel

President and Attorney and Counselor at Law

Stephen Kaplan, PC

1998 - 2023

Stephen Kaplan, PC voluntarily terminated as I had moved to Georgia and then joined a firm in the Atlanta area. I am now working at Hecht Walker Jordan, PC.

Attorney and Counselor at Law

Law Offices of Stephen Kaplan, Inc.

1988 - 1998

AV Preeminent

Martindale- Hubbell

2020

AV Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell

2019

Texas Bar Association

1977 - Current

ABA

1977 - Current

Dallas Bar Association

1977 - Current

Georgia

State Bar of Georgia

ID Number: 436360

2023-2024

Illinois

Supreme Court of Illinois

ID Number: 6340198

Since 2022

New York

Since 1980

Texas

Since 1977

5th Circuit

Since 1979

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1991

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
  We accept Visa, Mastercard and Amex credit cards for both payment of bills and trust account deposits..
• Contingent Fees
  On commercial collection matters, if client prefers to hourly or blended rates.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Hourly rates negotiated on the basis of work required. Blended and alternative fee arrangements are also encouraged.

• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate, Construction, Lanlord-Tenant