Lawyers: Neil Klein
        
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Neil Klein was born and raised in South Africa. He graduated from Natal University (PMB) in 1977 with a law degree and worked for an international shipping and trading company as in-house counsel for a few years. Then, he served articles (under the British tradition) with Deneys Reitz, and was an associate with Werksmans in Johannesburg until 1985.
He immigrated to the US and joined a law firm in Houston, Texas in 1986. He then moved to California and was admitted to the Bar in 1989, and worked for a maritime firm in Long Beach. In 1996, he joined forces with John McKasson as a founding partner of the firm.
Neil's practice focuses on business litigation and transactions; he is an "international" lawyer and represents foreign corporations and entrepreneurs from around the world, as well as local corporations who do business in California, which often requires dealing with lawyers and legal systems from around the globe. He also handles all aspects of employment law; real estate; and maritime law, including vessel arrests & attachments, maritime liens, charter party disputes, collisions and customs issues.
Some of his reported decisions include:
Trans-Tec v. m/v Harmony Container, 437 F. Supp 2d 1124 (D. Cal. 2006)
Trans-Tec v. m/v Harmony Container, 435 F. Supp 2d 1015 (D. Cal. 2005)
Trans-Tec v. m/v Harmony Container, (2006 A.M.C. 852)
Kan v. Coastal, 108 F.3d 1385 (9th Cir. 1997)
G.F. Plywood v. Pan Ocean Shipping, 23 F.3d 1498 (9th Cir. 1994)
Okpara v. Kerr Steamship, 1992 WL 209913 (C.D. 1992)
C-Art, Ltd. v. Hong Kong Islands Line America, 940 F2d 530 (1991)”
He used to be a marathon runner, and enjoys old movies. He would like to think he plays a fair game of tennis, and admits to bad golf. He likes to spend time with his family and travel to exotic places.
Neil is fluent in Afrikaans (close enough to Dutch).
neilk@mckassonklein.com
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