James S. Kaplan

Attorney | Historical Writer

A Timeline of Professional Milestones

1949

Is born in New York, NY.

1971

Earns a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government from Yale University, cum laude.

1974

Receives a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Columbia Law School.

1976

Is admitted to practice law in New York.

1979

Earns a Master of Law in taxation from the New York University School of Law.

1980

Is admitted to practice law in Florida, and joins the Florida State Bar.

1983

Is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States.

1985

Serves of counsel on behalf of Ashinoff, Ross, & Goldman until 1990; Works as a special tax counsel to the New York City Law Department until 1997.

1990

Is of counsel at Siller Wilk until 1993.

1991

Is admitted to practice law in New Jersey.

1993

Serves of counsel to Spector, Scher & Feldman until 1996.

1996

Is a partner at Gordon & Kaplan until 1997.

1997

Is the head of the tax and estates department at Herzfeld & Rubin PC until 2014.

2014

Serves as the founding partner and principal at Greenberg & Kaplan LLP through today.

2015

Is the president of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association until 2020.

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