Jared B. Caplan
Director
Houston, Texas


Phone: 713.653.7307
Fax: 713.890.3913


Practice Areas
Litigation

Jared is a Director in the Litigation section of Coats Rose, and is a contributing editor to The Business Suit, a publication of the Defense Research Institute.  Through The Business Suit, Jared reports on current legal matters relating to commercial litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.  While pursuing his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, Jared served as a Judicial Extern for Judge Lynn N. Hughes in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. 

Practice Emphasis
Jared has a wide range of experience handling a variety of litigation, but focuses predominantly on commercial matters.  He has represented corporations, businesses, individuals and municipalities in matters regarding commercial contract and leasing disputes, toxic tort exposures, insurance coverage matters, personal injury, wrongful death and property damage claims, premises liability suits, financial institution fraud and constitutional rights violations. 
Education
Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S., cum laude, 1998)
University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2001)
Admitted
2001, Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyer’s Association
Defense Research Institute
Articles
Proposed Federal Rules on Electronic Discovery
Newsletters
Winter 2005/2006
Fall 2005