Steven Kass
Steven Kass
Steven Kass is adept at juggling multiple complex and sometimes competing factors. His corporate clients rely on him to complete priority projects with minimum risk of litigation.
He currently sits on the board and Audit Committee Chairman for Peapack-Gladstone Bank, as well as being a director at StoneX Group and is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Early Life and Education
Steven Kass is an Elder Law specialist. Currently serving as a Berger Family Fellow at Florida International University College of Business’s Sharon and Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic; previously working with Jorden Burt Carlton Fields firm.
Kass was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. After graduating from Pace University Law School he started practicing law shortly thereafter in 1993 and soon after became involved with consulting for wellness organizations as well as writing various articles related to his field.
Steve Kass was the founder and owner of American Leisure in 1967 before selling it to First Service for $155 Million in 2015. Subsequently he established Steve Kass Consulting which specialized in conceptualizing and designing wellness and spa facilities.
Professional Career
Kass has extensive experience representing corporate, public, and governmental entities on matters involving environmental impact statements, permitting, zoning, hazardous substance claims, land use disputes and international environmental law issues. In his professional career he has written extensively on international environmental law issues.
He is a member of the New York City Bar Association and has lectured at numerous universities such as Brooklyn Law School, Pace University and NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. Additionally, he has served on multiple committees and task forces within NYCBA.
He founded American Leisure in 1967 as a world-renowned firm offering consultancy, design, and operations advice for wellness, spa and fitness facilities. After selling it to First Service in 2015, Steve Kass Consulting was launched and now specializes in consulting for professional service firms.
Achievement and Honors
Kass’s business, American Leisure, specializes in designing wellness facilities like spas and fitness clubs while also offering concierge services. American Leisure recently merged with Abigail Michaels Concierge to form LivUnLtd.
Officer Stephen Kass was a remarkable individual whom all who knew him held dear. His enormous kindness will be sorely missed, so in lieu of flowers please donate in his memory to a cause that helps others in need.
Mr. Kass is currently Global Chairman of AGN International and sits on both their board and Audit Committee at Sun Bancorp, Inc. He also sits on Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s board as Audit Committee Chair and holds a Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University.
Personal Life
Kass has done more than his legal career: in addition to serving as an early rock and roll DJ and performing with musical group the Love Larks, he has studied human factors as they pertain to distracted driving and studied the effects of distraction on situation awareness while driving.
Kass currently serves on the boards of directors at StoneX Group Inc and Peapack-Gladstone Bank, in addition to providing consulting services to professional service firms with expertise in leadership, organizational culture, business strategy and human capital issues. He spent 33 years at Rothstein Kass before it was acquired by KPMG in June 2014.
Maureen Kass v. Steven Kass brought before the New York Court of Appeals determined that consent forms signed by participants in an IVF program should generally be considered valid and binding, with decisions regarding cryopreserved prezygotes (often called “preembryos”) upheld.
Net Worth
Steven Kass is an investor with an estimated net worth of over $291 Thousand and serves on various boards, such as StoneX Group and Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Additionally, he serves as partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.
He provides comprehensive personal financial and administrative management for his clients, such as accounting, net worth reporting, trust & estate administration and estate settlement. With an established history serving ultra-high net worth families since joining JDJ Family Office Services in 2003 as an associate before becoming partner in 2005.
Kass is also a former Partner at Rothstein Kass and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2012 until 2014. Additionally, he serves as an Adjunct Professor of International Environmental Law at Brooklyn Law School as well as being a columnist for New York Law Journal.