Steven M. Kaplan

Steven Kaplan, a 1981 honors graduate of Detroit College of Law, served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Macomb County for 24 years, and for Wayne County for two years. He has been a member of the M.S.U. College of Law faculty since 1998, teaching trial advocacy and advance evidence courses.

Kaplan has been a local elected official for 22 years, including eight years as a school board trustee (Southfield Public Schools), twelve years as a township trustee (West Bloomfield), and 5 years as a township supervisor (West Bloomfield). He has authored more that 50 published articles that have appeared in legal and educational journals.

Before joining the prosecutor's office in 1986, Kaplan served a research attorney for Michigan Court of Appeals Judge William Beasley, and as a staff attorney for U.S. District Court Judge George La Plata.

Michigan Township Association

Member

2016 - Current

Michigan Municipal League

Member

2016 - Current

Greater West Bloomfield Coalition for Youth

Board of Directors

2000 - Current

State Bar of Michigan  # P33036

Member

1981 - Current

Oakland County Association of Township Supervisors

Member

2016 - 2023

Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan

Member

1986 - 2013

Mothers Against Drunk Driving- Michigan

Board of Directors

1996 - 2001

B'nai B'rith Michigan Region

Past President

1994 - 1997

Michigan

State Bar of Michigan

ID Number: P33036

Since 1981