William L. Caplan
Partner in Charge, Akron Office
Environmental Law
Real Estate & Construction Law
Business Law

Practice Area And Professional Expertise

• Joined the Firm as an associate attorney in 1980 and was elected a partner in 1987.
  
  
• Practices in the areas of corporate, mergers and acquisitions, environmental and taxation law.
  
  
• Served as the head of the Firm’s Corporate and Business Law Department.
  
  
• Served as a member of the Firm’s Board of Directors.
  
  
• Served as Chairman of the Firm's Executive Committee.
  
  
• Head of the law firm’s Environmental Law Initiative.
  
  
• Served on the Firm’s Marketing Committee.
  
  
• Head of Akron office Marketing Committee.
  
  
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®.
  
  
• Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers™, in the Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers.
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.

Publications
Contributing author: Banks Baldwin's Ohio Environmental Law Handbook

Presentations
Mr. Caplan is a frequent speaker on environmental, finance, and corporate law issues for various
         organizations and clients.

Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio (J.D., 1980);      
         Order of the Barrister
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (M.B.A., 1976; B.S., 1973)

Courts & Bar Associations
Ohio Bar (1980)
Federal District Court, Northern District of Ohio (1981)
United States Court of International Trade (1995)
Member: American Bar Association
Member: Ohio State Bar Association
Member: Akron Bar Association

Professional & Civic Affiliations
Adjunct Professor: The University of Akron School of Law (Environmental Aspects of Real            Estate Transactions)
Instructor: National Business Institute Environmental, Business and Real Estate Topics
Fund Raising Captain: Law Enforcement Foundation
Leadership Akron (1989)
Past Chairman and Member: College of Business Administration’s Advancement Council at            the University of Akron
Former Member: Editorial Advisory Board of the Environmental Law Journal of Ohio
Past Chairman: Environmental Law Committee of the Akron Bar Association
Past Member: College Centered Committee of the University of Akron Foundation
Past Trustee: Akron Jewish Community Federation
Member of Executive Committee: Jewish Family Services
Past Trustee: Junior Achievement
Past Member: United Way Allocations Committee