Richard C Klein

Richard Klein was referred to me by a friend that used him. I should have considered that her divorce was not done to satisfaction but I used him anyway. He doesn't return calls, do any follow-up and is a liar. He postpone court appearances using lies to the court and lacks professional courtesy. ... He messed up my paper work and my divorce was dismissed. He never answers his phone and bills excessively. After telling me a time frame for when my divorce would be completed and how much it would cost, the time got extended because he changed practice without telling me and was billing me for every thing. Don't hire him even if he is offering his services for free.

This lawyer was totally incompetent. He cost me thousands of dollars not knowing tax laws during a divorce. He told me that I could claim my kids on my tax return since I was supporting them. He said that if the IRS had questions we could show them the support. As it turns out, that is not true. Sinc...e the kids were living with their mother, she had to sign a form 8336, which she didn't for 2 years. He kept continuing court hearings, charged me over $20,000 without doing anything. He kept writing letters to the other attorney after I said to stop writing them. Of course he charged me for each letter. During the initial hearing, the judge set a temporary support order back dated. I got a bill for over $10000 from the probation department that I owed my wife. He didn't bring up the fact that I had been paying all the bills from the date the Judge had set. I had to go back to court and have that fixed. Of course again I had to pay him more money.

Richard Klein was recommended to me by another attorney. I gave him a $5000.00 retainer and that didn't last a month. He did not return phone calls or answer emails. I challenged his bill and got it reduced because he did nothing for me!!! Do not use him. He is only interested in getting your retaine...r.

I had a very bad experience with Mr. Klein @ BeckerMeisel. I received very little communication about my case. I did not receive documents that were sent to the judge/court regarding my case. Documents were not dated correctly, and information regarding a hearing postponement was mis-communicated to... me, causing an unfavorable outcome. The case started badly when even the retainer-agreement was incorrect. I should have bailed then! It was a disaster all the way thru! Find someone else. I could have gotten better counsel from a law student!!!