Attorneys

Michelson, Kane, Royster & Barger P.C.

ATTORNEYS

Steven B. Kaplan
Partner
Tel: 860.522.1243
Fax: 860.548.0194
E-Mail: skaplan@mkrb.com

Steve practices in the area of Construction & Surety Law. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1974, a Master of Arts from the University of Massachusetts in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1982. From 1981 to 1982, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Connecticut Law Review. Since 1995, he has co-edited the annual Connecticut Bar Association Construction Case Law Summary and Legislative Review. Steve has authored: "Construction Deficiencies in Connecticut: Claims & Insurance Issues," (Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2005); "Damages for Delay & Other Construction Claims in Connecticut," (Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2005); "Termination for Cause from the Surety's Perspective," (CBA Construction Law Seminar, May 1996); "Union Project Labor Agreements," (CBA Annual Meeting, Construction Law Section, June 1996); "Getting Paid: Payment Bond Claims," Construction Magazine (Fall, 1992); "Performance Bond Claims: The Surety's Defenses - An Update," ABA Surety/TIPS Mid-winter Conference, 1991; "The CIA Responds to Its Black Sheep: Censorship and Passport Revocation - The Case of Philip Agee," 13 Connecticut Law Review 317, 1981. He has co-authored: "Payment for Construction Claims in Connecticut," (Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1990, 1998-2004); "Labor & Other Regulatory Issues in Connecticut Construction" (Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2004); "Public Construction Contracting in Connecticut," (Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1998-2001); "Construction Problems in Connecticut," (PESI, 1991);"Connecticut Construction Claims and Collections," (PESI, 1988); "Connecticut Mechanic's Liens and Payment Bonds," (PESI,1987). Steve currently teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in Construction Law and Construction Documents at Central Connecticut State University for the Construction Management Program. From 1987-2002, Steve taught Public Construction Contracts at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

He is an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and ADR, Inc.; a member of the AAA Connecticut Construction Advisory Council; a board member of the Hartford County Bar Association and Co-chair of the Technology & Intellectual Property Committee; a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and Secretary of the Construction Law Section Executive Committee; member of the American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry and the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee.