Richard C Klein

DO NOT TRUST RICHARD KLEIN. I hired Mr. Klein to assist with changing a custody agreement. After taking my retainer of $3,500, I rarely heard from him. Every time I followed up, I was billed - this included emails and phone calls. I was billed to ask for status of my case. In addition, once he trans...ferred firms (now with Cooper Levenson), he refused to return my calls. The only times I spoke with Mr. Klein was when I hired him and then fired him. Very unprofessional and unresponsive.

I hired Richard Klein in Jan to file a Post-Divorce Motion. After paying a retainer fee of $3,500 and waiting over 2 months, I began calling and e-mailing him, yet I continued to receive no feedback. Then he requested to meet face-to-face in April, to review my case files once again. I continued t...o hear nothing. In May he joined the Law Firm of Cooper Levenson and blamed the move for the delay. I continued to call and e-mail over the next month a half. Finally, the end of July he e-mailed me a draft of my Motion. After reading it over, I was outraged!!! It was a generic Divorce Motion, whereas my case was a Post-Divorce matter. I re-wrote the motion making numerous corrections to not only the information but to my Child's name as well as my Divorce date. A few weeks after that, I received a Certification in Support of the Motion. When I read it, again I was outraged and now furious!!!! The facts were jumbled, incorrect and it did not even make sense. I re-wrote the Certification and returned it to him stating my discord. The end of August I finally received the corrected Motion and Certification and it was signed and returned immediately. After waiting several more weeks and receiving no word of the filing, I felt I had to cut my losses and be done, so I sent his firm a registered letter requesting his withdrawal from my case. However, without my knowledge or consent, he filed my motion anyway. The only way I knew this was because he e-mailed me a copy of a letter from my Ex-Husband’s attorney, along with a Response to the Motion. Now, that the motion was finally filed, I felt I had no choice but to continue with the hope that my issue would finally get resolved. I then sent Richard an e-mail response to the Response to the Motion. However, Richard did nothing on my behalf and just sent me a e-mail informing me of the court date. Our Nov court date came and I had to review pertinent information with him prior to entering the courtroom because he did not have the facts straight. Yet the Courtroom scene was an outrage!!! The Judge could only go by what was contained in the Response Motion that my Ex-Husband had filed and Richard stumbled with details and did not have some of the necessary documentation to properly represent my case. He made a fool of me, himself as well as the firm he represents. After waiting almost 10 months and paying a retainer fee of $3,500, he now claims I now owe him an additional $4,500. THIS IS LUDICROUS AND A DISGRACE!!!

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.

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.