Nassau County Receiver Attorney
Nassau County receiverships from Garden City and Mineola through the North Shore and the Five Towns.
Receivership practice in Nassau County County
Long Island receiverships are dominated by family and partner disputes at established operating businesses — catering halls, restaurants, contractors, and professional practices where the enterprise value depends on continuity.
Our Long Island office handles these matters directly, and our licensing practice keeps liquor and regulatory obligations current while the litigation proceeds.
Where these matters are heard in Nassau County
- Supreme Court, Nassau County — Commercial Division
- Commercial and mixed-use foreclosure receiverships
- Corporate and LLC dissolution proceedings
Nassau County businesses and assets we handle
- Restaurants, catering, and banquet facilities
- Retail strip centers and office parks
- Professional practices in dissolution
- Contracting and service businesses
- Licensed hospitality operations
New York Receivership Guide
What every business owner should know before seeking — or opposing — a receiver.
- The CPLR 6401 standard, in plain language
- What to put in (and keep out of) the appointment order
- What receiverships actually cost
- Alternatives courts prefer, and how to propose them
Receivership questions in Nassau County County
Receivership questions are fact-specific. These answers are general information, not legal advice for your matter.
You move in the pending Supreme Court action — usually by order to show cause — with evidence that the property or business is at risk of loss, waste, or dissipation and that no lesser remedy will protect it. In Nassau County, the motion is heard by the assigned IAS or Commercial Division part, and the court will want a proposed order that defines the receiver's powers precisely.
A temporary receiver can be appointed within days on an emergency application. The receivership itself typically runs from a few months to well over a year, depending on whether the underlying dispute settles, the asset is sold, or the business is stabilized and returned to its owners.
Receiver compensation is set by the court and paid from the receivership estate, not by the parties personally. Under CPLR 8004, commissions are capped at five percent of sums received and disbursed, subject to the court's discretion. Counsel and accountants retained by the receiver require separate court approval.
Yes, but regulatory approval matters. Liquor-licensed and cannabis-licensed operations require notice to and, in many cases, approval from the regulator before a receiver takes operational control. Handling that step late is the fastest way to lose the license and the value of the business with it.
Yes. Michael James is Part 36 approved and accepts court appointments in Nassau County County, and also serves as counsel to parties seeking or opposing the appointment of a receiver.
Seeking a receiver, opposing one, or considering an appointment?
Part 36 approved receiver and receivership counsel for New York City and Long Island matters.