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Kirk D Kaplan
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Kirk D Kaplan

4.8
142 reviews

6980 O'Bannon Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89117

Trusts and Estates, Business Planning, Taxation and 3 more

About Kirk D Kaplan

My passion for helping people started in childhood when I traveled with my father, a country doctor, to visit ill and elderly patients. Unknowing to my father, his care and attention to the needs of patients taught me how to help my clients.

I have been married for over 30 years. My life-long hobby is magic. I am a Magician Member of the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. I enjoy performing magic several times a year at the close-up tables located throughout the Magic Castle.

I graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School (January 1996), Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, fifth in my class of over 200. My undergraduate degrees are from Regis College (May 1986), Cum Laude, with a double bachelors in Accounting and Business Administration.

My professional licenses are Certified Public Accountant (Nevada 1990); Attorney at Law, Nevada (1996) and Colorado (1997). I am also a Bar Member of the United States Supreme Court and Tax Court.

The focus of my law practice is to assist individuals to prepare for and navigate life changing events with estate and business planning, trust and probate litigation, accounting and tax planning and preparation.

 

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Kirk D Kaplan got this award in 2021

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Kirk D Kaplan got this award in 2021

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Kirk D Kaplan got this award in 2021

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Kirk D Kaplan got this award in 2021

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Trusts and Estates
Posted by anonymous
March 14, 2014
Hired Attorney

I was extremely impressed with how Kirk created our Family Trust. I didn't just want a run of the mill boilerplate solution. I wanted my trust to do exactly what I had in mind. Kirk not only listened and understood what I was trying to do but he crafted the documents specifically to ensure my wishes are carried out. He even offered a few solutions that worked better than what I was thinking before I went in to see him. Kirk took care of the specifics and I couldn't be happier.

 
Trusts and Estates
Posted by anonymous
February 01, 2014
Hired Attorney

Kirk patiently describe complicated estate/trust issues clearly to a novice. He has a comprehensive grasp of all legal and taxation issues so he can design an approach tailored to you.

Business Law
Posted by anonymous
December 28, 2011
Hired Attorney

Due to the end-of-year tax deadlines, we needed to prepare and record a new LLC. Kirk Kaplan accomplished this task in 8 working days. It was a smooth transaction.

Trusts and Estates
Posted by anonymous
February 13, 2011
Hired Attorney

Kirk Kaplan did excellent work and very supportive in helping me as an executor of an estate.

Trusts and Estates
Posted by anonymous
February 02, 2011
Hired Attorney

Kirk is sympathetic and understanding.

Trusts and Estates
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January 20, 2014
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August 21, 2013
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February 11, 2013
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March 02, 2010
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September 21, 2010
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Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Business Law 1
    • Business Planning
  • Taxation
  • Other 2
    • Probate
    • Trusts

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1996, Nevada
    1997, Colorado
    2003, U.S. Supreme Court
    2007, U.S. Tax Court
    1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Nevada
    Memberships
    Clark County and The Colorado Bar Associations
    State Bar of Nevada
    American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    Southern Nevada Estate Planning Counsel
    WealthCounsel
    Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Thomas M. Cooley Law School
    Class of 1996
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    Regis University
    Class of 1986
    B.S.
    Accounting and Business Administration, cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1963
    South Bend, Indiana, July 13, 1963

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    Yes, Kirk D Kaplan is admitted to practice in Colorado and Nevada.
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    Kirk D Kaplan is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and United States Tax Court.
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