Richard A. Katz

He barely fought for a custody battle between my girlfriend and her abusive, mentally sick, and drug addicted ex. He refused to look at any pictures of my girlfriend when she was beat up by him, allowed the other lawyers to take over the conversations in court proceedings, and didn’t make any changes... fo the court agreement when her ex missed TWO drug tests and failed ONE. He passed one drug test after three failed attempts and now, with ZERO concern about his mental health and well-being, he is allowed to have her unsupervised. Katz is allowing a four year older girl to spend time with a mentally unstable, manipulative man who has been in and out of prison and rehab multiple times, with little care or concern. He was hired to make sure her ex stays clean and gets the help he needs. He didn’t do anything on the three failed attempts at a drug test. He’s spineless, careless, and overall, useless.

Negative reviews aren’t my thing. However this is just ridiculous. I hired Katz 3 years ago, for a custody case that I already filed for. As time went on he insisted I forfeit some of my time in favor of the mother; who was agreeing to just end the whole thing and continue what we did for 11 years wi...thout the courts. Katz reasoning was I might possibly have to forfeit time in the remaining years of our sons childhood (which was 5 years). Needless to say I dropped the case anyway, retained my 50/50 and everything’s been golden. What receives this negative review is him avoiding my calls over the past 3 years to finish an overdue divorce which she filed during the custody battle. He advised I not sign a paper and if need be sign it a month later. 3 years pass and every few months I call to see if we can do anything. Talked to him once and I offered to pay double. He said money wasn’t an issue and would call me back. Never did. I call back, no answer, no reply. I wait it out try again in a few months and no answer, no replies, nothing. I left another voicemail saying I’d pay whatever he needs. Same old, same old. So I’m stuck in limbo until this divorce case expires. Waiting to adopt another son from a guy that’s practically begging me to. And this review is literally my only option left. Do not hire Katz!

Attorney Mr. Richard A. Katz represented me regarding my divorce and bankruptcy. During a doubly difficult time in my life, I can honestly say, I was truly blessed to have such a superior attorney! It was Mr. Katz's level of compassion, professionalism, efficiency, swiftness, and consistent care tha...t made a difficult time turn brighter. I was very pleased with not only Mr. Katz but with the overall warmth and care from his office. They are a true team! I'm grateful for the positive experiences and outcomes!

We decided to stay with Katz when our lawyer unexpectedly quit his firm. When my grandmother died in July (2014), we needed a lot of help. The estate is still being held-up SOLELY because this man refuses to do his job. He wanted money at the beginning and we asked for a bill. He hasn't done any ...work since then. We've been making all the calls and writing the emails to the banks to get things resolved. For the past several months, his secretary has been giving excuses about why he can't come to the phone (he's in court, he's with a client, he's playing catch up today). At this point, we don't even have "proof of life" for this guy. VERY CONFUSED.