Fort Lauderdale
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Contact Information
110 S.E. 6th Street
20th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Biography
Jonah Kaplan, Esq. is a Senior Partner and member of the first-party property team in the Fort Lauderdale office. He has been practicing law for over a decade at various private practices handling first and third party litigation for accounting and legal malpractice, commercial disputes, general liability, and premises liability matter matters. Jonah brings solid financial experience as a former CPA, with experience working for Fortune 500 accounting and consulting firms.
Jonah has handled appeals in the Fourth District Court of Appeals of Florida stemming from the trial court’s granting summary judgment upholding policy provisions capping damages on a homeowner’s policy. The appeals have significant ramifications on insurance carriers homeowner’s policies.
Jonah has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, and graduated summa cum laude from Touro College in Brooklyn, NY. He obtained his Juris Doctor from Florida State University, cum laude. While attending law school, Jonah was a legal intern for the office of the United States Senator Mel Martinez. He is admitted in Florida (2008). He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2012) and United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2016).
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- First Party Property
- General Liability
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability | E&O
Experience
Awards & Honors
- Book Award Real Estate Finance.
Accreditations
- Inactive Certified Public Accounting License in the State of Pennsylvania.
Bar/Court Admission
- 2008, Florida.
- 2012, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
- 2016, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Education
- Touro College, B.S., summa cum laude, 1999
- Florida State University, College of Law J.D., cum laude, 2008.
Industries Represented
- Insurance Companies
- Third Party Administrators
- Homeowner and Condominium Associations