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Doug, a native of Illinois, has practiced law in Maine since 1983. He received his B.A. from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in 1978. Between college and law school, he worked in the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III of Illinois. In 1983, Doug graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School where he was a member of the Law Review. He then returned to Maine, and from 1983 to 1985, practiced in Bangor with former Supreme Judicial Court Justice Warren M. Silver. In 1985, he moved to Portland where he was a partner at the law firm of Bornstein and Hovermale.
In 1995, Doug and Ben Grant co-founded Kaplan & Grant where he limits his practice to personal injury and workers' compensation law. Since founding the firm, he, Ben, Matt and Christopher have helped thousands of Maine's injured and disabled citizens. Doug has lectured at numerous professional seminars. He has served as Counselor to the Edward T. Gignoux Inn of Court, and is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Maine State Bar Association, and the Maine Trial Lawyers Association. He has been named as a Super Lawyer for the past twelve years and in 2024, Best Lawyers named him as the best employee workers’ compensation lawyer in Maine. He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Maine and Massachusetts as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a past President of the Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth and has served on several boards. He and his wife, Ann, have two children, Samuel and Lisa. Doug is an avid skier and golfer and regularly bicycles to work on a year-round basis.
Matt, a native of Tennessee, has practiced law in Maine since 2010. He received his B.A. from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 2005, and in 2010 graduated with Cum Laude honors from Florida Coastal School of Law where he volunteered with the Housing Rights Clinic and was involved with the Environmental Law Society.
Prior to attending law school, Matt spent five months hiking the Appalachian Trail where he met his wife Sarah, of Bethel, Maine. After finishing law school Matt and Sarah decided to start their lives together in Portland. After spending a few years working for the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, and with the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board’s Abuse Investigation Unit, Matt worked as an attorney for MEMIC.
Matt’s desire to help injured workers led him to start working exclusively for injured workers in 2021. He believes that an injury should not mean financial hardship or concern over how to pay medical bills. He joined Kaplan and Grant in 2023 where he represents clients in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and social security disability cases.
Matt is a member of the Maine State Bar Association and is admitted to practice in Maine. He and Sarah live in Portland with their three children, Ethan, Lucy, and Rowan. Matt spends his time free time hiking, mountain biking, and wood working. He is committed to biking to work more days per year than Doug.
Christopher, a native of New Jersey, moved to Maine in 2017, and has lived in Portland ever since. He received his B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University in 2016. He went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Maine School of Law, where he was the Executive Editor of the Maine Law Review. With a focus on civil litigation throughout law school, he also spent a semester as a judicial intern for the Hon. Kermit V. Lipez of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, as well as later becoming a student attorney for the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic.
The focus of Christopher's career has always been centered on helping injured Mainers. Taking on insurance companies on behalf of those who don't feel heard is the reason he became an attorney, and he is committed to making sure his clients get the best possible outcomes. He joined Kaplan and Grant in 2024 and practices in personal injury and workers' compensation law.
Christopher is a member of the Maine State Bar Association and is admitted to practice in Maine. When he's not in the office, you may find him on his moped in town during the warmer months, making progress on a new woodworking project, or travelling the United States, having been to forty-four states thus far.
Heather was born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland. She earned her BA degree at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1988, and received a certificate in paralegal studies from Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland, in 1991. Heather moved to Maine in 1991 and has been working as a paralegal in the field of workers' compensation and personal injury since then. She joined Kaplan and Grant in June, 1996 and works with Ben Grant, Matt Marett, and Christopher MacLean as their paralegal.
Jodi was born and raised in Saco, Maine. Her workers’ compensation career began in 1997 when worked for a Hearing Officer in the Portland office of the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board. From there, she managed a small plaintiff’s workers’ compensation/personal injury/social security disability firm until September 2012. For six years worked as a paralegal at a workers’ compensation defense firm where she realized her heart was with helping people who had suffered injuries. In 2018, she followed that desire to help people who had suffered injuries, and joined Kaplan & Grant. Jodi works with Doug Kaplan as his paralegal. She spends her free time with family and friends and enjoys paddle boarding and kayaking.
Abbie was born and raised in Maine and received her bachelor’s degree at University of Southern Maine. She joined Kaplan and Grant in 2025. Her past experience working with people has made for an easy transition into work where she can help serve injured and disabled people in the community.
In her free time, Abbie enjoys hiking, crafting, and cooking.