Attorney Profiles

Richard Corash 
Staten Island, New York
phone (718) 442-4424
fax (718) 273-4847
email Email Me

Under Richard Corash's stewardship, the practice has grown from a solo general practice of the 1960's to one of Staten Island's most respected law firms.

Through the years Corash has honed his skills in the area of representation and counseling of businesses. His work includes real estate sales, financing for businesses including conventional and SBA. He has represented purchasers and lenders in SBA and conventional financing for business and real estate transactions. In addition, he represents financial institutions, firms in the construction industry, along with a number of prominent real estate brokers. Currently, Corash is a designated closing attorney for numerous national institutional lenders.

Corash is an active member of the Richmond County Bar Association. Since 1985 Corash has served as Grievance Committee Chairman. For the past 15 years he has been appointed as Commercial and Construction Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law and is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

A 1959 graduate of Harpur College SUNY Binghamton, he received his J.D. from Rutgers University in 1963 and an M.L. from Brooklyn Law School in 1966. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the District of Columbia and the United States Supreme Court.

Staten Island Business attorney
Areas of Practice:
Real Estate Law
Business Organizations
Business & Commercial Law
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1964
District of Columbia, 1964
U.S. Federal Court, 1964
U.S. Supreme Court, 1972
Representative Clients:
Siclare Corporation
Charleston Capital Corporation
Richmond Elevator Corp.
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc., Loan Closing Counsel
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Loan Closing Counsel
Nationsbanc, Loan Closing Counsel
Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., Loan Closing Counsel
Novus Financial, Loan Closing Counsel
First Union Mortgage Corporation, Loan Closing Counsel
Chase Manhattan Mortgage, Loan Closing Counsel
Merrill Lynch, Loan Closing Counsel
Homeside Lending Corp., Loan Closing Counsel
Coast Guard Federal Credit Union, Loan Closing Counsel
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer: topics relating to Grievance procedure and minimizing exposure to Grievances


Honors and Awards:
Who's Who in American Law


2003 Recipient of Richmond County Bar Association's Meritorious Service Award for 18 years of service as chairman of its Grievance Committee