Harvey Kaplan

Harvey received his J.D. from Boston University in 1974. He was an immigration practitioner for over thirty-five years and the founding member of the immigration law firm Kaplan, O’Sullivan & Friedman. He specialized in immigration appellate work in federal court.

Harvey is the recipient of numerous national awards. Most recently, he received the 2018 Humanitarian Rights Award from the Open Avenues Foundation. Harvey taught an immigration law course at Northeastern University School of Law for 25 years.

After retiring from private practice in 2014, he began volunteering in the immigration law unit of Greater Boston Legal Services. As an Access to Justice Fellow, Harvey will continue his volunteer work with Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS).