Steven B. Kaplan is a partner at Michelson, Kane, P.C., in Hartford, CT, where he has practiced litigation, arbitration and mediation of construction and commercial disputes since 1982.  As a neutral, he has mediated or arbitrated approximately 100 commercial and construction cases. For the past twenty years, Steve also has been an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Program for Construction Management at Central Connecticut State University, where he has regularly taught “Construction Law” and “Construction Finance Management.”  Between 1988-2001, he taught “Law of Public Construction Contracts” at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Steve has been a member of the AAA construction and commercial arbitration and mediation panels for over 30 years.  He has been designated as an AAA “Master Mediator” (Construction–Northeast Region). He  was named Lawyer of the Year for Construction Law (Hartford) in 2020 by Best Lawyers®.

He is a graduate of Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts – 1974); University of Massachusetts (Master of Arts – 1978); and the University of Connecticut School of Law (Juris Doctor – 1982).

Steve is a lifelong Boston Celtics fan.