Arbitrator Profile
Jun. 16, 2007
Doggedly Determined, 'The Closer' Is a Natural as a Neutral
They call him "The Closer." Robert J. Kaplan, a mediator at Judicate West, earned the reputation because of his determination to stick with even the most impossible cases until a settlement is reached. Judges, lawyers and fellow mediators often turn to him when all else fails.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
They call him "The Closer."
Robert J. Kaplan, a mediator at Judicate West, earned the reputation because of his determination to stick with even the most impossible cases until a settlement is reached. Judges, lawyers and fellow mediators often turn to him when all else fails.
"Once I get on a case, I never ...
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