Alan M. Caplan

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1969, District of Columbia; 1971, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.S., cum laude, 1966); Georgetown University Law Center, (J.D., 1969). Appointed Judge Pro Tem, San Francisco Municipal Court; 1986-1992. Member, Klanwatch Project, Southern Poverty Law Center, 1986 -- present; Vista Volunteer Lawyer, United States Office of Economic Opportunity, Cleveland, Ohio, 1969-1970. Member: State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Litigation Section); Mediator, San Francisco Bar Association Early Disposition Program, 1986-1995); Guest Lecturer, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Litigation Seminar, Topic: Jury Selection 1994; Consumer Attorneys of California; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California (1975-1996) (Treasurer, 1986; Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1995); California Employment Lawyers Association (1987-1994) (Member, Advisory Board, 1987-1994); Recipient of the following awards:

• Who’s Who in California (1988)
  
  
• "California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award for Appellate Advocacy" by California Lawyer Magazine (2002);
  
  
• Co-Recipient: "Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (2003);
  
  
• Designated a "Northern California Super Lawyer," by Law & Politics, and the San Francisco Magazine (2005);
  
  
• Designated a "Northern California Super Lawyer," by Law & Politics, and the San Francisco Magazine (2006).



• Designated a "Northern California Super Lawyer," by Law & Politics, and the San Francisco Magazine (2007).
  
  
• Designated a "Northern California Super Lawyer," by Law & Politics, and the San Francisco Magazine (2008).
  
  
• Designated a "Northern California Super Lawyer," by Law & Politics, and the San Francisco Magazine (2009).
   
  

Mr. Caplan focuses on consumer class actions, plaintiffs' personal injury, and plaintiff cases generally. He was co-lead counsel in landmark cases such as Mangini v. R.J. Reynolds (eliminated the Joe Camel advertising campaign), and Kasky v. Nike (false advertising of working conditions). He has tried a wide range of cases including unfair business practices, Proposition 65 (requiring health warnings to consumers), personal injury and homicide.

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