Kaplan Law Offices
Founded in 2008
Francine W. Kaplan, Esquire
Member of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars
Francine W Kaplan is a trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience in a broad range of civil litigation. She served as a Deputy Attorney General for the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, and as in-house counsel for the New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits.
Following her public service, she worked at the Elder Law Offices of Nancy Rice. In 1988, Ms. Kaplan founded her own practice that focuses on litigation of probate matters, guardianships, special needs trusts and litigation in Orphan’s Court and Chancery Court.
Ms. Kaplan has experience in interest-based negotiation, healthcare law, New Jersey tax law, federal Bankruptcy law, federal health care privacy and security law (HIPAA), state pension laws, state environmental law, administrative and regulatory law, and Parental rights and child advocacy laws.
Email: klo@comcast.net
Tel NJ: 856-543-2450 | Tel PA: 215-550-6327 | Fax: 888-533-6799
Areas of Practice
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Guardianships, Contested Wills, Special Needs Trust and Estate Litigation
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Elder Law: Medicare & Medicaid, Administrative Law
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Interest-based mediation and negotiations
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Estate Planning and Administration
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Dependency, Parental Rights & Child Advocacy.
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Administrative Law
Bar Admissions
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New Jersey & Pennsylvania, 1988
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U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1988
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 2003
Education
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Rutgers Law School, Camden, New Jersey, 1988, Juris Doctorate
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Long Island University, C.W. Post Center, Greenvale, New York, 1988, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and minor in Computer Science
Professional Associations and Memberships
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New Jersey State Bar Association, 2002 - Present
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Burlington County Bar Association, 2008 - Present
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Bucks County Bar Association, 2008 - Present
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Certified in electronic filing for the US Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey and Florida Middle District Court
Professional Speaking
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“HIPAA's Applicability to Public Health Services,” Mortality/Morbidity Review in New Jersey Invitational Summit, 2003, Princeton, New Jersey
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“Care Giving and End of Life Issues,” Division of Pensions and Benefits, Women's Seminar, 2003, Trenton, New Jersey
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Black Student's Association of Rutgers School of Law, Camden, Gay and Lesbians in the Legal Profession, 12/18/99, Camden, New Jersey
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Federal State Superfund Enforcement Workshop, Cost Recovery Imaging System in Complex Multi-party Environmental Litigation, 11/6-11/20/98, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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“Seminar on Using and Managing Office Technology,” National Association of Attorney's General, 1998, Dallas, Texas
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“Guardianships,” Camden County Family Support Organization, Merchantville, New Jersey, 2016
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“PA Bridge the Gap,” required ethics training for all Pennsylvania Attorneys, given by the New Jersey State Bar, Continuing Legal Education, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, 2016, 2017.
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“Strategies for Planting and Maintaining Healthy Trees” Tyler Walk Tree Tenders, Sustainability Summit for HOAs, Chester County Planning Commission, Community Associations Institute, Downingtown, Pennsylvania April 30, 2024.
Past Employment Positions
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Elderlaw Offices of Nancy Rice, Associate, 2006-2008
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Department of Law and Public Safety, Deputy Attorney General, 2003-2006
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Department of the Treasury, Division of Pensions and Benefits 2000-2003
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Department of Law and Public Safety, Deputy Attorney General 1988-2000
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Rutgers Clinic-in-Law, Woodbury Prosecutor’s Office 1987-1988
The Glory of a Good Lawyer Is to Win a Bad Trial.
(Balzac)