Law Office of Richard A. Klass

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The firm also has a reputation for taking on those unusual and difficult cases that may not fit into a single “pigeon hole.” If you’re not sure if “Your Court Street Lawyer” handles it, just ask.

Our offices are conveniently located on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn, just steps from Brooklyn Borough Hall. Call (718) 643-6063 to schedule an appointment now.

“Your Court Street Lawyer”

Richard A. Klass is the quintessential “Court Street Lawyer,” as defined by the New York Times: “a street-smart sharpie with verve, hustle and a striver’s charisma.”

Practicing law much like a critical care doctor functions, Klass is the lawyer clients appreciate when the issue is so vital. Practicing primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, debt collection and enforcement of judgments, legal malpractice, and real estate litigation, his firm also represents clients in bankruptcy, civil appeals, and federal court litigation.

With an office in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Klass lectures and writes extensively for lawyers and industry professionals. He writes and publishes the widely-read quarterly newsletter Law Currents, the blog of the same name and has written numerous books.


LawCurrents, Our Newsletter
Published quarterly since 2003.

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Publish or Perish – LLC’s Lawsuit Dismissed for Failure to Publish

LawCURRENTS Fall 2024

The owner of a fruit and vegetable distributorship needed an immediate infusion of money into his business. He reluctantly turned to a company offering a merchant cash advance. A “merchant cash advance” (“MCA”) is a type of financing occasionally used by small businesses having a difficult time obtaining loans or credit lines from traditional financial institutions such as banks, in which the MCA company makes a lump-sum purchase of the business’s future sales….

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