James S. Kaplan, Lawyer at Greenberg & Kaplan LLP

James S. Kaplan, Founding Partner Attorney
Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate, Taxation, Estate litigation, Trusts and Estates, Employee Benefits, Landlord Tenant

Phone:646-736-7881
Address: 390 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018

Law Firm:	Greenberg & Kaplan LLP
Lawyer:	James S. Kaplan
Phone:	646-736-7881
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Lawyer Title:	Founding Partner
Practice Areas:	Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate, Taxation, Estate litigation, Trusts and Estates, Employee Benefits, Landlord Tenant
Bio:	AV Preeminent \| James S. Kaplan is one of the City’s leading Tax, Estate and Guardianship Lawyers. He has practiced law in Manhattan for nearly 40 years. For 17 years prior to forming Greenberg & Kaplan, Mr. Kaplan was Head of the Tax & Estates Department at the Wall Street law firm Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C., where he had a diversified international practice representing individuals, closely held companies, governments and not for profit entities in tax, estate and employee benefit matters. In estate matters, he has successfully implemented estate plans for a number of major real estate entrepreneurs using family partnerships, GRATS and intentional defective trusts to save millions of dollars in estate taxes, and has drafted more than a hundred wills and trusts for both large and small clients. He has also handled numerous probates of estates, including a number involving significant properties in France, Germany, and Israel which raised difficult questions of the interplay between U.S and foreign law, and a number of estates involving difficult intrafamily personal relationships. He also has been involved significantly in contested probate and accounting proceedings in the Surrogate’s Courts. Mr. Kaplan is experienced in contested guardianship proceedings and has recently tried more than 10 significant guardianship cases in the State Supreme Courts in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan. He has also recently had a number of appointments as a Guardian Ad Litem f
Admitted:	1976, New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1980, Florida; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, New Jersey; 1980, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida;
College:	Yale University, Class of 1971, B.A., cum laude
Law School:	Columbia University, Class of 1975, J.D., Columbia Law Review, , New York University, Class of 1979, LL.M., Taxation
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Languages:	English

Lawyer James S. Kaplan, graduated from Yale University, Class of 1971, B.A., cum laude Columbia University, Class of 1975, J.D., Columbia Law Review, , New York University, Class of 1979, LL.M., Taxation, is now employed by Greenberg & Kaplan LLP at 390 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10018.James S. Kaplan is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing James S. Kaplan as your lawyer, you should consider whether James S. Kaplan offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if James S. Kaplan has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though James S. Kaplan's office is located at New York, NY, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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James S. Kaplan has been admitted in 1976, New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1980, Florida; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, New Jersey; 1980, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida;. His or her practice areas include Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate, Taxation, Estate litigation, Trusts and Estates, Employee Benefits, Landlord Tenant.

James S. Kaplan's college and law school education includes Yale University, Class of 1971, B.A., cum laude, Columbia University, Class of 1975, J.D., Columbia Law Review, , New York University, Class of 1979, LL.M., Taxation. Other biographical background includes AV Preeminent | James S. Kaplan is one of the City’s leading Tax, Estate and Guardianship Lawyers. He has practiced law in Manhattan for nearly 40 years. For 17 years prior to forming Greenberg & Kaplan, Mr. Kaplan was Head of the Tax & Estates Department at the Wall Street law firm Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C., where he had a diversified international practice representing individuals, closely held companies, governments and not for profit entities in tax, estate and employee benefit matters. In estate matters, he has successfully implemented estate plans for a number of major real estate entrepreneurs using family partnerships, GRATS and intentional defective trusts to save millions of dollars in estate taxes, and has drafted more than a hundred wills and trusts for both large and small clients. He has also handled numerous probates of estates, including a number involving significant properties in France, Germany, and Israel which raised difficult questions of the interplay between U.S and foreign law, and a number of estates involving difficult intrafamily personal relationships. He also has been involved significantly in contested probate and accounting proceedings in the Surrogate’s Courts. Mr. Kaplan is experienced in contested guardianship proceedings and has recently tried more than 10 significant guardianship cases in the State Supreme Courts in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan. He has also recently had a number of appointments as a Guardian Ad Litem f. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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