Michael V. Kaplen is the Chairperson of the New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council.  He is the immediate past president of the Brain Injury Association of New York State.  He is past Chairperson of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Automobile, Highway and Premise Liability Section.  He is Past Chair of the ATLA Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. He served as the Co-Chair of the Tort Section of the New York County Lawyer's Association.  He is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Interstate Trucking Lawyers and serves on the Board of Directors of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the Board of Directors of the New York Academy of Trial Lawyers.  He has been an adjunct professor of law teaching courses in trial practice and medical malpractice at St. John's University School of Law.  He is Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.   He is Board Certified in the field of medical malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.  He is been elected a fellow of the Melvin Belli SocietyMr. Kaplen's legal practice focuses primarily on representing persons with a brain injury caused by automobile accident, medical malpractice and other forms of negligence.  His summations on traumatic brain injury have been published in the Matthew Bender, Art of Advocacy Series. He is a noted national author and lecturer on Legal Issues and Advocacy in the field of Traumatic Brain Injury.  He has lectured throughout the country to trial lawyer groups on effective advocacy in representing persons with a brain injury.   He has also lectured throughout the country to brain injury associations and national medical groups on traumatic brain injury.