Attorney
Kaplan Law LLC
Portland, Oregon, 97204
Matthew D. Kaplan graduated Cum Laude while earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in May, 1993. Mr. Kaplan graduated from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California in December of 1996. Mr. Kaplan began his legal career as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Sidney Galton.
While working at the Multnomah County Courthouse he observed a multitude of trials and developed valuable relationships with judges, court staff, and other attorneys. In 1998, Mr. Kaplan took his first job as a Trial Attorney working at the Southern Oregon Public Defenders. After working a year and a half in Medford, Oregon, Mr. Kaplan returned to Portland to work as an Associate Trial Attorney for Squires & Lopez where he represented thousands defendants charged in all level of criminal cases, ranging from traffic violations to the most serious felonies. He also developed a civil practice representing victims of automobile accidents.
In January, 2003 Matthew D. Kaplan decided it was time to open his own practice focusing on representing victims that have been injured as a result of another's negligent actions. By starting his own practice Mr. Kaplan is able to provide clients with the personal attention needed to get them through difficult situations, combined with intelligent aggressive representation. Since 2003 Mr. Kaplan has successfully represented hundreds of injury victims and their families. He has taken on fortune 500 companies for their horrifically unsafe work conditions that lead to catastrophic injuries or wrongful deaths in industrial accidents; held bars and taverns accountable for serving visibly intoxicated customers that injured or killed innocent people while driving.
