Practice Description
Robert Klein is a partner at Short Cressman & Burgess. In his 32 years of practicing law, Mr. Klein has acquired broad experience in litigation, business and real estate. His current practice focuses primarily on representing business owners and real estate developers, lenders and contractors. Mr. Klein also assists clients with planning their long-term business strategies and negotiating business transactions; structuring and documenting corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, tenancies in common, and trusts; negotiating, drafting and reviewing business contracts and financing; and negotiating the purchase and sale of assets, services and businesses.

Mr. Klein's business and intellectual property experience is extensive, including negotiating and documenting spin-offs, licensing and manufacturing agreements, international sales, development contracts for start-up software firms, non-compete agreements, acquisitions, mergers, shareholders' agreements, marketing agreements, formation of LLCs, stock option agreements, and more.

In complex commercial and residential real estate transactions and planning, Mr. Klein deals with purchases and sales, title and title insurance questions, tax-deferred exchanges, reorganizations, financing, refinancing, loans, loan workouts, foreclosures, landlord and tenant matters, leases, permits, design, construction, and land use planning. His real estate dealings have included retail/office centers, office buildings, commercial land development projects, residential plats, apartment buildings, restaurants, service stations, road improvements, and hotels.

Professional Associations
& Publications
Volunteer advocate, Northwest Justice Project
Former president, Greater Seattle Chapter of the American Jewish Committee
Trustee, Municipal League of King County

Education
J.D., Georgetown University, 1974
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1971