Bart Klein

Law Office of Bart J. Klein

Bart Klein

Law Office of Bart J. Klein

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Firm Summary

Bart J. Klein is the Managing Partner and the founder of the Law Office of Bart J. Klein. Mr. Klein’s more than three decades of legal experience informs his analysis of all client issues and concerns. After beginning his career practicing in the corporate and litigation departments for some of the premier large firms in the New York/New Jersey area, Mr. Klein became general counsel for two building supply companies. After nearly a decade working in-house, Mr. Klein founded the Law Office of Bart J. Klein in 1991. Mr. Klein has since dedicated his career to representing the legal rights of his clients, both corporate and individual.

Mr. Klein has experience in a wide array of areas of law, in both transactional and litigation contexts, including civil and commercial litigation, construction litigation, commercial real estate, business law, estate litigation, bankruptcy and trademark registration.

Mr. Klein is an editor of the New Jersey Trust Fund Laws and Agreements section in the “Construction Issues” volume of the Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws published by the National Association of Credit Management. Mr. Klein has also lectured on the nuances of construction liens and bond claims in New Jersey.

Mr. Klein is licensed to practice in the State and Federal courts of New Jersey and New York, as well as in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Tax Court.

In his spare time, Mr. Klein is also an avid water volleyball player. He has chaired the water volleyball activity group at his local community pool for more than a decade.

Admitted to Practice
New Jersey (1979)
New York (1979)
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1979)
United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1979)
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1981)
United States Tax Court (1981)

Professional Associations
Member, New York State Bar Association

Education
Hobart College (B.A., with honors, 1975)
Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1978)

Past Positions
Barrett Paving Materials, Inc., General Counsel (1984-1987)
Allied Building Products Corp., General Counsel (1987-1991)

Reported Decisions
In re Hollister Construction Services, LLC, 617 B.R. 45 (U.S.Bankr. D.N.J. 2020)
Board of Trustees of Bergen County v. J.P. Fyfe, Inc., 188 N.J. Super. 288 (Law Div. 1982)

Trademark Registrations
Evolution Door – Registration #1,650,571 (1991)
Survivor Doors and Windows – Registration #1,819,368 and 1,843,657 (1994)
Promar Engines – Registration #2,414,704 (2000)
Ippolito Sanitation & Services – Registration #2,643,615 (2002)

Publications
Editor, National Association of Credit Management,”Construction Issues, Volume III”, Sec. 4-9 Trust Fund Laws and Agreements.