Mr. Kaplan has helped thousands of Chicago area families save their homes and find dignified solutions to their financial problems. He is certified by the American Board of Certification as a Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist. Mr. Kaplan is the author of Out of Debt Through Chapter 13: and How to Get Your Creditors Off Your Back Without Losing Your Shirt. He is a frequent lecturer at professional association seminars and community service programs.

Education: B.A. 1958, Roosevelt University

J.D., 1958, Chicago Kent College of Law

Admitted to Illinois Bar 1958, 1959 U.S. Dist. Ct. (N. Dist. IL): 1974 U.S. Sup. Ct.; 1982 U.S. Ct. App. (7th Cir).

Admitted to Colorado Bar 1985

Admitted to New York Bar 1981

Professional Associations:

	Founding member of the National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (Former Member of Board of Directors)
	CBA Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee (past Chair)
	CBA Bankruptcy Referral Service (Panel Member)
	Federal Trial Bar
	AARP Legal Service Plan (Panel Member)
	AFL-CIO (Legal Service Plan (Panel Member))
	AFL – CIO
	(Legal Service Plan (Panel Member))