Speaker Profile

University of Illinois College of Law
Richard L. Kaplan
Business

504 E Pennsylvania Ave
Champaign, IL 61820
Professional Biography
Professor Richard Kaplan, the Guy Raymond Jones Chair in Law, graduated from Indiana University with highest honors and earned his law degree from Yale University. Before joining the faculty of University of Illinois, College of Law, in 1979, he practiced law specializing in U.S. tax consequences of international transactions. An internationally recognized expert on U.S. taxation and tax policy, he has lectured in these areas on three continents, testified before the U.S. Congress on several occasions, and written innovative course books on income taxation and international taxation. Professor Kaplan developed one of the first law school courses on elder law, an emerging specialty dealing with the legal implications of extended life, and is the co-author of Elder Law in a Nutshell (6th ed. 2014). He has served as faculty advisor for the Elder Law Journal since its inception in 1992.