Practice Area:Commercial, Construction, Contract, Partnership Disputes
Steve Kaplan is an attorney dedicated to Construction & Surety Law. A longtime Arbitrator and Mediator on the Construction and Commercial Panels for the American Arbitration Association and ADR, Inc., he has an in-depth knowledge of construction and contract law that enables him to serve the firm’s clients in multiple capacities.
One of only two Master Mediators on the AAA Construction Mediation Panel for Connecticut, Steve has mediated approximately forty construction and commercial cases as a neutral. He also has served as an arbitrator in over forty cases. He is a founding member and past Chairman of the Connecticut Bar Association Construction Law Section.
From 1987-2002, Steve taught Public Construction Contracts at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Since 2004, he has been an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Program for Construction Management at Central Connecticut State University, teaching Construction Law and Construction Financial Management on an annual basis.
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, JD, 1982
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, English Literature, 1978
Columbia University, BA, English, U.S. History, 1974
Current Memberships
American Arbitration Association, Construction and Commercial Panels
Connecticut Bar Association, Construction Law Section Executive Committee
Hartford County Bar Association
American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee