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Robert J. Kaplan mediates California cases
and cases pending throughout the United States  

Types of cases mediated include:

 

  • Business: Consumer Legal Remedy and other business-related Class Actions; Partnership Dissolution; and business disputes of all kinds

 

  • Insurance: General Liability; Annuity-related Class Actions; Life, Health & Disability; Directors & Officers; Bad Faith & Coverage disputes of all kinds

 

  • Personal Injury: Catastrophic/Serious Injuries and Wrongful Death claims

 

  • Mass Tort cases: Environmental/Toxic tort; Products Liability; Fire cases  

 

  • Professional Liability: Attorney, Insurance and Real Estate Agents/Brokers 

 

  • Real Property related: Housing Discrimination; Habitability; Mobile Home Park; Inverse Condemnation; large fire losses 

 

  • Emotionally Charged Disputes: cases of all sizes and kinds involving a unique or challenging personality issue or volatile emotional component 

 

Legal Experience & Education

 

  • Harvard Law School Negotiation Insight Initiative 4-day 'Beyond Yes' course (2007)

  • Pepperdine Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution 6-day "Mediating the Litigated Case"  (2003)

  • Law Offices of Robert J. Kaplan (1991-1999)

  • Partner, Law Firm of Churchill, Kaplan & Roberts (1985-1991)

  • Associate, Law Offices of Gordon S. Churchill (1983-1985)

  • ​Associate, Law Firm of Cotkin, Collins, Kolts & Franscell (1981-1983)

  • University of San Diego School of Law (1981)

  • The Evergreen State College (1978) 

 

​Professional Affiliations

 

  • Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators (2008 - 2022)

  • Board of Directors, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program  (2003 - 2006)

  • Master, Inns of Court: William B. Enright Chapter; San Diego, CA (2003-present)

 

 

Achievements

 

  • Honored by the Los Angeles Daily Journal to be on its annual list of 'The Top 40 Neutrals' in the state of California - - every year the legal community 

       participated in selecting the "Top Neutrals in California " since 2007

  • Los Angeles Daily Journal 6/15/07 Profile on Mediator Robert J. Kaplan    

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  • "Living a Dream - - One Attorney's Big Adventure" (San Diego Lawyer   Magazine, January 2005)  To open PDF copy of this article - -

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