Ethan Kaplan | Hutchinson Injury Lawyer | Kansas

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About Ethan

Ethan Kaplan is a native of Des Moines, Iowa.  He grew up the son of a trial attorneys and was passionate about becoming a lawyer from the time of his earliest memories.  Mr. Kaplan received his B.F.A. from Iowa State University in 2003.  He then attended Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas, where he obtained his juris doctrate and participated in Washburn's Moot Court program.  After law school, he joined his father's general litigation practice handling all types of legal matters.

In 2009, Mr. Kaplan moved back to Kansas with his family. He started his firm, Kaplan Law Firm, P.A. and operates as "Of Counsel" out of Bretz & Young law office in Hutchinson, Kansas.

In addition to practicing law, he is a part-time instructor teaching law and government classes at Hutchinson Community College.

Mr. Kaplan is proficient in Social Security Disability law and represents claimants at all levels of the application process.

In addition to handling Social Security Disability claims, he handles all other types of legal matters in the areas of immigration law, domestic law, business and commercial law, contract law, real estate law, criminal defense and general litigation.

Mr. Kaplan is licensed in Kansas and Iowa, and by the United States District Courts in Kansas and Iowa. He has also practiced before the Tribal Court of the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa. He is and has been a member of a number of legal associations, which include, the American Bar Association, the Kansas Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Fees depend on and vary by case type. Options may include a flat fee or hourly fee. In most cases, there is no fee for Social Security Disability Representation unless approved for benefits.

Experience

Of Counsel

Bretz & Young (formerly Bretz Law Offices, LLC)

08/2010 - now

Hutchinson, Kansas

Part-Time Instructor

Hutchinson Community College

05/2010 -now

Hutchinson, Newton, and McPherson, Kansas

Owner

Kaplan Law Firm, P.A.

05/2010 - now

Hutchinson, Kansas

Associate

Kaplan, Frese & Nine, LLP

06/2006 - 09/2009

Marshalltown, Iowa

Admission

Verified Supreme Court of Kansas

2009

Verified United States District Court in the District of Kansas

2009

Verified United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

2008

Verified United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

2008

Verified Supreme Court of Iowa

2007

Verified Tribal Court of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

2007

Education

Washburn University School of Law

J.D.

2006

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Reatives
    present
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Iowa Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • American Immigration Lawyer's Association ()
    2011-2012
Honors / Awards
  • National Member of the Order of the Barristers

Kaplan Law Firm, P.A. Highlights

Social Security, Business, Contract, Criminal, Lawsuit & Dispute, General Litigation

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