Profile
Pittsburgh, PA
Heinz 57 Center
339 Sixth Avenue
8th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[p] 412.281.2501
[f] 412.471.1996
Philadelphia, PA
1515 Market Street
Suite 706
Philadelphia, PA 19102
[p] 267.639.4706
[f] 267.639.4792
West Palm Beach, FL
440 Columbia Drive
Suite 500
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
[p] 561.689.7888
[f] 561.689.0478
David Kaplan, CPA/ABV/CFF, JD, CVA
Shareholder, Business Valuation & Litigation Support
Director, Business Valuation & Litigation Support Services Group
412.281.9203
dkaplan@alpern.com
Areas of Specialization
Mr. Kaplan offers a broad range of services to clients and attorneys including:
Business Valuation
- Equitable distribution
- Stock option valuations
- Estate and gift planning
- Employee stock ownership plan valuations
- Buy/sell agreements
Litigation Support
- Forensic accounting
- Equitable distribution
- Commercial damages
- Economic damages cases
- Shareholder and partner disputes
- White-collar crime and criminal tax investigations
- Construction claims
Experience
Mr. Kaplan joined the Firm as part of the merger with Kaplan Sipos & Associates, where he was the founder and managing partner. Mr. Kaplan has developed a broad client base of corporate, partnership and individual clients. He has extensive experience within the litigation support area, having testified in more than 200 civil and criminal cases.
Speaking Engagements
Mr. Kaplan is an attorney and accredited in business valuation and frequently lectures to professional groups regarding:
- Forensic accounting
- Business valuations
- Tax matters
- Equitable distribution and other related topics
- Litigation support services
Education
- University of Pittsburgh — JD
- Duquesne University — BS, Accounting

