Michael A. Kaplan, partner in Lowenstein Sandler’s Litigation Department, will be recognized by the Essex County Bar Association with its 2023 Bernard A. Kuttner Pro Bono Service Award at the Annual Installation and Awards Reception on May 1, 2023.
Kaplan regularly provides pro bono representation to victims of domestic violence through the firm's relationship with Partners for Women and Justice and the Rachel Coalition; he has represented over 35 pro bono clients in final restraining order hearings to date.
The Essex County Bar Association established its Achievement Awards to recognize those individuals or entities who have demonstrated a commitment to promoting integrity, professionalism, zealous advocacy, and the fair administration of justice in the Essex County legal community and the legal profession generally. Each year, the Essex County Bar Association selects honorees in order to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of its members and all attorneys who live and practice in Essex County.
The Bernard A. Kuttner Pro Bono Service Award is presented with the support of long-time ECBA member, ECBA Past President and advocate Bernard A. Kuttner; it honors individual attorneys, law firms, law schools, government attorney offices, corporate law departments, and other institutions in the legal profession that have enhanced the human dignity of others by improving or delivering volunteer legal services to the Essex County community.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Mountain Ridge Country Club at 713 Passaic Avenue in West Caldwell, New Jersey, on May 1 beginning at 6 p.m. For more information, click here.
About Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Lowenstein Sandler LLP is a national law firm with over 350 lawyers based in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington, D.C. The firm represents leaders in virtually every sector of the global economy, with particular emphasis on investment funds, life sciences, and technology. Recognized for its entrepreneurial spirit and high standard of client service, the firm is committed to the interests of its clients, colleagues, and communities.
