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MICHAEL H. KLEIN

Michael graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law in 1974. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, as well as before the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York and the Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits.

His areas of concentration include both commercial litigation and real estate. His litigation experience is at both the trial and appellate levels (in both federal and state courts), particularly in the areas of contracts, commercial transactions, and real estate. His real estate experience is varied and includes a variety of business and transactional matters, including leasing, acquisitions and refinancing. Michael also practices business law and deals with, among other things, entity formation, contractual matters, and commercial financing transactions.

Michael has been a contributing author for a number of legal publications, including chapters on Property Condemnation for Warren’s Weed on New York Real Property and Moore’s Federal Practice. In addition, he is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Committee on Real Estate Financing) and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

"In my practice, I endeavor to provide an environment in which clients feel both secure in seeking my advice and confident that I can adapt and innovate in order to overcome obstacles and adversity. What's unique about my practice is that the combination of skills that I have acquired in the areas of transactional real estate and business skills and in real estate and business litigation enables me to identify more readily potential areas of practical concern, to integrate a client's business imperatives and objectives with legal strategies, and to seek ways creatively to obviate or resolve issues arising during the course of conflicts and negotiations."