Richard L. Caplan

Richard L. Caplan

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
phone 717-393-1400
fax 717-393-8565
email  Email

Richard L. Caplan joined Timoney Knox as a Partner in 2005, having been a principal of Caplan & Luber, LLP for more than seventeen years. He is now the Partner in charge of the Firm's Lancaster, Pennsylvania, office.

Mr. Caplan received a Bachelor of Arts Degree magna cum laude from Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He did his graduate work at Columbia University in New York City as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. After a stint in private industry (he was an early computer programming pioneer), Mr. Caplan entered The New York University School of Law and received his Juris Doctor Degree cum laude.

Upon graduation, Mr. Caplan worked for the New York County District Attorney and became a member of the Homicide Trial Bureau. He then served as law clerk to the Honorable Anthony J. Celebrezze of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. While there, he drafted a judicial opinion resolving one of the earliest challenges to the federal Endangered Species Act (the famous "snail darter" case). Upon completion of his clerkship, Mr. Caplan became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he tried criminal cases on behalf of the United States. He ended his government service as a Trial Attorney in the Fraud Section of the United States Department of Justice.

Mr. Caplan's current practice focuses on complex litigation in a broad range of areas. He has tried cases in state and federal courts across the United States and has successfully briefed and argued appeals before all of Pennsylvania's appellate courts. He has repeatedly served as chairman of court-appointed arbitration panels.

Mr. Caplan currently serves as an elected member of the Ephrata Area Board of School Directors. He also is a member of the Board of Directors of The Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (13) and The Ephrata Education Foundation.

Areas of Practice

Antitrust

Appellate Advocacy

Complex Commercial and Insurance Coverage Disputes

Energy Law

Environmental Law

High Profile Matrimonial Matters

Negligence by Licensed Professionals (including attorneys)

Product Liability and Construction Defects

Professional Liability

RICO

White Collar Criminal Defense

Litigation Percentage:

95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

New York, 1976

Pennsylvania, 1982

District of Columbia, 1997

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1982

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1983

U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1989

U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1990

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1977

U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1982

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1987

U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1991

U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1989

U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

U.S. Tax Court, 1984

Education:

New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1975
Juris Doctor
Honors: Cum Laude

Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 1961
B.A., Music Composition
Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Published Works:

Liability of Attorneys Counseling Closely Held Companies, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, 2006

Representative Articles/Publications:

Should Rendering Wrong Legal Advice Always Be Malpractice?

Liability of Attorneys Counseling Closely-Held Companies

Honors and Awards:

American Jurisprudence Prize (contracts), 1973

Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1961 - 1962

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association Ethics Committee

Member

D.C. Bar Association

Chester County Bar Association

Ephrata Area School District, 2001 - Present

Elected Board Member

Lancaster/Lebanon Intermediate Unit #13, 2004 - Present

Board Member

Ephrata Area Education Foundation, 2004 - Present

Board Member

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Beta Kappa

Birth Information:

1939, New York, New York