Admitted
1987, California; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Pepperdine University, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., Political Science, 1983
Memberships
Beverly Hills (President, 1992-1993, Barristers; Member, Board of Governors, 1997-2001) and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member: Solo and Small Firm Executive Committee); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Criminal Courts Bar Association; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.
Biographical
Recipient, Lawrence J. Blake Award, for distinguished service to the Barristers, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1993. Author: Open Season on Passenger's Purses, Expert Advice Column, California Lawyer Magazine, August 1999; Prosecutor's Secrets, Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 31, 1997. Speaker: Beware of Domestic Violence Allegations: Traps for the Unwary, State Bar of California Annual Meeting, October 11, 2002; The Practical Aspects of Practicing Law for New (ish) Lawyers, Criminal Law, Beverly Hills Bar Association, August 22, 2002. Counsel, Rampart Independent Review Panel, 2000. Sole Practitioner, Law Offices of Richard D. Kaplan, Beverly Hills, California, 1992-1998. Partner, Graysen & Kaplan, Los Angeles, California, 1990-1992.