Richard Paul Stone

Richard Paul Stone

3.4
Rating: 6.6

Licensed for 37 years

Lawsuits and disputes Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Lawsuits & Disputes, Appeals, Contracts & Agreements ... +2 more

14 Penn Plz., Suite 900, New York, NY

About Richard

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Lawsuits and Disputes 45%

I represent small and medium-sized businesses in all civil disputes, including contracts/leases, real estate, regulatory, employment, corporate/partnership, and intellectual property.

37 years | 100 cases

45%
Appeals 20%

I represent clients and attorneys in significant appellate projects including commercial matters, personal injuries, matrimonial and criminal matters, as well as handling motions in the trial court to best frame issues for appeals.

37 years | 100 cases

20%
Contracts and Agreements 15%

I use my nearly three decades of litigation experience to counsel business clients in negotiation and drafting of contracts and leases in almost all business areas.

37 years | 50 cases

15%
Corporate and Incorporation 10%

I act as trusted advisor to start up, young and mature businesses, providing strategic planning, preventative business maintenace, regulatory negotiation and prompt dispute resolution to keep your business strong.

37 years | 50 cases

10%
Discrimination 10%

I counsel employees, particulary executives and nominal directors/partners, in various businesses as they navigate concerns about unfair treatment arising from discrimination and sexual harassment, or simply unfair treatment inhibiting their career.

37 years | 50 cases

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 37 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1988

Delinquent

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Richard Paul Stone

14 Penn Plz., Suite 900, New York, NY, 10122-2200

Coran Ober P.C.

25-02 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Bayside, NY, 11358

Law Offices of Richard Paul Stone

38 Jefferson Street, Glen Cove, NY, 11542

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Richard Paul Stone's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.4 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

5 star (3)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (2)

Posted by anonymous | February 26, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Bad attitude. Do not expect results but bills.

No response, very bad attitude. Not updated legal knowledge. Do not recommend.

Posted by anonymous | March 6, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Should be disbarred!

I hired this attorney to defend me and he started threatening my former employee. He did not communicate with me about many points and only created more trouble for me.

Posted by anonymous | September 30, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Ok Rikk walks on water .

Ok Rikk walks on water .. We are Midwest based company and had a dispute with a company in Arizona, but the agreement was governed by NY and the company was a Delaware LLC..Rikk gave us a quote and stuck to it, he filed the suite very carefully and correctly given the multiple jurisdictions and was ...very direct and professional. He collaborated and communicated every step off the way and advised us extremely well..He also prepared a strategy he executed flawlessly, the result is that we were able to reach a 6 figure settlement for funds frankly we may had never collected without his assistance..And he didn't have his hand in our pocket with whole time...bottom Line, he can trusted, implicitly , my email is [email protected] and I would be happy to serve as a reference, one more thing, the nature of this case was not simple, it involved a reasonably complex lease agreement around a very complex piece of equipment, and Rikk learns at lighting speed..Just a true pro all the around, and this was a remote transaction, we kissed a lot of frogs before we found Rikk..Very frustrating, but he turned the experience around, successfully settled complete tied and dried, we cant thank you enough ..GB, Skyfi LLC and www.glbinc.com

Posted by Heleen | July 3, 2018 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Heleen Mees

Paul Stone gave me excellent advice regarding the record in trial court. I will for sure follow up on it. He is a great attorney.

Posted by anonymous | April 22, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great Support and counsel

Richard Stone is not only a legal adviser to our corporation - he is a big support to me (I am the CEO of the corporation). He is very friendly and helps in all the matters that have legal implications. He is reachable at any point of time. Our corporation saved a lot of expenditure because of his ti...mely intervention.

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Experience

Rating:  6.6 (Good)

Work Experience

2004 - Present

Owner, Richard Paul Stone, Attorney at Law

1997 - 2004

Senior Associate, Costello Shea & Gafney, LLP

1993 - 1997

Partner, Brea Stone, PC

1990 - 1993

Associate, Windels, Marx, Davies & Ives

1988 - 1990

Associate, Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh

1987 - 1988

Associate, Bower & Gardner

Associations

2009 - Present

Music and Mentoring House, Inc.

Board member, general counsel

2005 - 2007

The Riverside Church in the City of New York

President of the religious corp/Chair of the church council

Sample of Legal Cases

Gonzalez v Village Taxi Corp.

I was able to obtain a reversal on appeal, with all claims dismissed.

Caldwell v Two Columbus

After settling with one part for $100,000, plaintiff obtained a judgment for another $597,280.48 on April 11, 2013.

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Education

1987

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1981

Boston University

Master of Music

1979

San Jose State University

Bachelor of Music

Languages

English

Activity

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