The divorce case had been pending since 2015. Throughout those eight years of litigation, there were more than 35 motions made, including numerous motions for contempt — a hotly contested divorce case!
Abandoned Property Petitions and Litigation, Appellate (Appeals), Attorney Fee Collections, Bankruptcy Practice (Chapters 7, 11 and 13; for both debtor and creditor), Business Formation and Commercial Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection and Litigation: Consumer and Commercial...
Business Disputes
Breakdowns may occur between partners, between employee and employer, between vendor and customer, among competing businesses, or among other parties. When intractable business disputes arise, it is important to have at the ready competent, knowledgeable and appropriately aggressive counsel.
Business Transactions
Whatever forms your entrepreneurial ambitions take, the Law Firm of Richard A. Klass, Esq. can provide you with legal resources to help ensure commercial transactions proceed smoothly and cost effectively.
Limited Liability Companies
In Small Step Day Care, LLC v. Broadway Bushwick Builders, LP, 137 AD3d 1102, 1103 [2d Dept. 2016], the Second Department held that the plaintiff’s failure to comply with the publication requirements contained in LLC §206 [applicable to foreign limited liability companies such as the plaintiff through LLC §802(b)] “precludes a limited liability company from maintaining any action or special proceeding in New York.”
You may have confidence in the law firm of Richard A. Klass. We have been representing various parties concerning real estate transactions and litigation for over two decades, representing sellers, buyers, owners, lienors, and other interested parties in real estate matters.
Premises Liability
The child got injured as a result of a trip and fall accident in a building in Brooklyn. His mother hired a law firm to pursue his personal injury claim. The law firm recovered judgment in favor of the child against the building’s owner; however, it was having trouble collecting on the Judgment because the owner seemingly did not have premises liability coverage on the building….
Construction Litigation
A comprehensive medical practice was opening up in an office building and needed extensive renovations in the space. The medical practice hired a construction company to handle the build-out of the office at a cost of over $250,000. The construction contract specified that the contractor would achieve “substantial completion” of the project within 3 months after work began in April 2012. Unfortunately…
Real Estate Transactions
For most of us, buying a home is the single most important purchase of our lifetime. At the same time, this is an area fraught with potential pitfalls and painful mistakes. Competent and insightful legal advice plays a vital role in real estate transactions. We will help ensure that your rights and expectations are protected during the purchasing process. In addition, we will make sure the legal framework of home ownership lives up to your hopes and dreams.
If you have been injured because of someone else’s actions or failure to act, you may be entitled to compensation for your losses. The Law Firm of Richard A. Klass will aggressively represent you in personal injury matters such as these...
Medical Malpractice
Similar to a medical malpractice case, the attorney’s conduct is judged as to whether it met the “ standard of care ” expected of other attorneys in the area, or whether that conduct deviated from the norm.
Their mother owned several valuable properties. While she was alive, the mother did some estate planning to minimize potential estate taxes. As part of her estate plan, she transferred the properties into limited partnerships….After meetings and conversations among the siblings about their mother’s estate and the son/manager’s sale of the properties, a couple of the sisters accused the son/manager and his brother of committing fraudulent acts. Specifically, they accused the brothers of selling the properties at below-market prices to entities owned by the brothers….
Wills
The background leading to the enactment of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) in several states, including New York, was the recognition that many landowners in rural and agricultural areas died without leaving either a Last Will and Testament or a Tenants in Common Agreement resolving the disposition of real property. Once the farmer passed away, the farmer’s children or grandchildren couldn’t agree on what to do with the family farm, resulting in some family members selling their interests while others tried but couldn’t come to terms to buy out others. The failure to resolve these intrafamily matters led to outside investors purchasing fractional shares of property and then suing for partition of the whole property to the detriment of the remaining family members.
Power of Attorney
Sometimes, the attorney will be acting in a fiduciary capacity, such as by power-of-attorney, and has certain responsibilities of ensuring that the attorney puts the client’s interests ahead of all others.
It was a really nice car – a 1999 Chevy Camaro with only 51,000 miles. Maybe it wasn’t the most expensive car (like a Chevy Corvette) but Mad Max loved driving it on weekends. Mr. Max also had another vehicle (a truck) that he needed for work during the week. Unfortunately, Max’s business wasn’t doing well and he was forced to file for personal bankruptcy due to his mounting debts. As part of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Max had to submit to the Bankruptcy Court his Petition….
Foreclosure
Richard Klass: A foreclosure action is brought by a party who has a lien on real property (typically, a mortgage lender or mechanic’s lienor), where that party is seeking to “foreclose” on its lien through the sale of the real property at a judicial auction sale. A Sheriff’s sale is conducted when a party who has a judgment lien against the real property issues an Execution to the Sheriff to sell the property…. (more)
Debt Collection
Your Court Street Lawyer ‘s attorney fee collection services result from a unique combination of practices and experience. By combining several decades of work in consumer and commercial debt collection with a special interest in law firm operations and fee settlements, combined with practice in the legal malpractice area, Richard Klass has a distinct advantage when assisting other law firms in collecting and negotiating for unpaid fees owed by recalcitrant clients. Outside of the office, Richard is an Arbitrator in the Part 137 Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program.