Douglas S. Kaplan has been practicing law in Maine since 1983. He earned his B.A. from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in 1978. Before attending law school, he worked in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III of Illinois. Doug received his J.D. cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 1983, where he was a member of the Law Review.
After law school, Doug returned to Maine and practiced in Bangor with former Supreme Judicial Court Justice Warren M. Silver. He later moved to Portland and became a partner at the firm of Bornstein and Hovermale. In 1995, Doug co-founded Kaplan & Grant, where he focuses exclusively on personal injury and workers’ compensation law. Since founding the firm, Doug and his partner Ben have helped thousands of injured and disabled Mainers secure the compensation and benefits they deserve.
Doug is committed to professional development and education, having lectured at numerous legal seminars and served as Counselor to the Edward T. Gignoux Inn of Court. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Maine State Bar Association, and the Maine Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been recognized as a New England Super Lawyer.
Doug is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Maine and Massachusetts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. Outside of work, he is a former President of the Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth. He and his wife, Ann, have two children, Samuel and Lisa. Doug is an avid skier and golfer and commutes to work by bicycle year-round.
