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Gerald F. Kaplan
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Personal Injury
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 4th Floor East Tower, Washington, DC 20037
About Gerald F. Kaplan
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaM.D., Doctor of Medicine
- Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha
- Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PennsylvaniaA.B., Bachelor of Arts
Languages
- German
Classes and Seminars
- Temple University
- School of Business and Real Estate
- Adjunct Instructor - Law and Society
- Complex Personal Injury - "Plaintiff's Counsel's Point of View" Del-Chester Claims Association, March 11, 1992
- "Trial Evidence" Panelist - Pennsylvania Bar Association/ PBS Mid-year Meeting, CLE, November 9, 1994
- Anatomy and Physiology of The Human Heart, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Law in Medicine Series, CLE, November 15, 1994
- Medical Malpractice in General Surgical Issues, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer's Association, CLE 2 New Medical Negligence Seminars, April 18-19, 1995; Philadelphia
- Causation Pitfalls in Medical Malpractice, Pennsylvania Bar Association - Second Annual Conference, April 28-29, 1995; Philadelphia
- Winning your Case Before Trial, Pre-Trial Practice & Depositions "Videotape Depositions", Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, CLE, December 19, 1995; Philadelphia
- Medicine for Lawyers, Philadelphia Bar Association, CLE Course Planner and Lecturer, September 27, 1996; Philadelphia
- Risk Management, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Guest Lecturer, Spring Institute, April 4-6, 1997, Orlando, Florida
- Medicine for Lawyers, Montgomery County Trial Lawyers, CLE Lecturer/Planner, April 9, 1997, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
- Anatomy and Medical Jargon For Lawyers, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE, Course Planner and Speaker, July 24, 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Senior Residents Meeting, Guest Speaker: Risk Management, April, 1998, Birmingham, Alabama
- How to Survive A Deposition, Just When You Thought It Was Safe, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Convention, October 6 - 7, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts
- Risk Management, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Senior Resident’s Conference, April 24 -25, 1999, Galveston, Texas
- Risk Management, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Guest Speaker - International Meeting, October 25, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Risk Management In The Office and Patient Selection, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Senior Resident’s Conference, November 20 - 22, 1999, Orlando, Florida
- Understanding Medical Charts and Procedures, A Practical Guide For Trial Lawyers, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, December 21, 1999, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
- Surviving a Deposition, American Society of Plastic Surgery, National Conference, October 16, 17, 2000, Los Angeles, California
- Risk Management, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Senior Resident’s Conference, March 31, 2001, Providence, Rhode Island
- Cash Is King: Getting Paid Under State and Federal Law In Pennsylvania - Anecdotal Issues, Lorman Educational Services, May 8, 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- You’ve Been Sued - Now What?, American Society Of Plastic Surgeons, International Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 6, 2001
- The Nuts and Bolts of a Medical Malpractice Case, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE, Mechanicsburg, PA, November 8, 2001
- The Nuts and Bolts of a Medical Malpractice Case, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE, Philadelphia, PA, November 13, 2001
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1987
Other Affiliations
- United Cerebral Palsy, PA, - (President, Board of Directors)
Past Positions
- Columbia Presbyterian Hospital of New York, Surgical Internship, 1968 - 1969
- Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1969 - 1971
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