Queens Receiver Attorney
Court appointments and receivership litigation in Queens County Supreme Court, from Long Island City and Astoria to Flushing, Jamaica, and the Rockaways.
Receivership practice in Queens County
Queens receivership matters tend to involve operating businesses rather than passive assets — a catering hall with events booked, a mixed-use building with commercial tenants and rent arrears, a family business where two siblings have stopped speaking. Those matters need a receiver who can run something, not just collect a check.
We accept appointments and we represent parties seeking or opposing appointment. Either way, the work starts with the order: what the receiver can do, what the reporting looks like, and how the matter ends.
Where these matters are heard in Queens
- Supreme Court, Queens County — Commercial Division and general IAS parts
- Queens County foreclosure and rent receiver applications
- Business dissolution and deadlock petitions
Queens businesses and assets we handle
- Restaurants, bars, and catering halls
- Mixed-use and multifamily buildings
- Warehouse and light industrial property in LIC and Maspeth
- Cannabis and licensed retail operations
- Auto, service, and family-owned businesses
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 Queens 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 Queens, 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 Queens 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.