Attorneys
E. Richard Toray Denver, Colorado
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Mr. Toray was a Deputy State Public Defender for 9 years where he tried all types of criminal cases and honed his trial skills. A seasoned trial lawyer, he is intimately familiar with the court system and presenting and arguing cases before judges and juries. Mr. Toray's criminal defense background includes more than 55 jury trials and numerous bench trials. Many of these cases resulted in acquittals, lesser charges, or mistrials.
After leaving the Public Defender's Office in 1996, his practice expanded to include criminal defense cases in Federal Court, including complex drug conspiracy cases. Mr. Toray also handled appeals in state and federal courts and presented oral arguments before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He has published cases in both state and federal courts.
Mr. Toray became an Associate with the firm of Gerash Prugh & Gerash, LLC in 2000 where he worked with Dan Gerash and his father, Walter, and his practice expanded to include personal injury and medical malpractice law suits. Later, he joined the family law firm of Litvak Litvak Mehrtens & Epstein, P.C. as an associate in 2001, where he exclusively practiced family law. In 2002 he reunited with Dan Gerash and formed their current law firm.
Mr. Toray family law practice includes representing clients with large marital estates presenting complex financial issues and high-conflict parenting issues. Areas of practice include the areas of child custody and support, spousal maintenance (alimony), property and asset division, premarital agreements, and dependency and neglect cases.
In addition to litigating cases, Mr. Toray practice encompasses alternative dispute resolution, specifically Collaborative Law and Mediation.
Mr. Toray is an elected board member for The Metropolitan
The MDIC has been successful in enabling professionals of various disciplines to work together effectively. Among the MDIC's major priorities are actively exploring alternative mechanisms to resolve parental responsibility and related disputes and coordinating professional standards.
Other civil litigation experience includes personal injury law suits, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, civil rights, and product liability cases. Rick has been involved in trials and settlements in the six and seven figure ranges.
Although the firm strongly encourages settlement efforts, if settlement is not in the client's best interests Mr. Toray provides thorough and zealous representation for his clients. He is a skilled and experienced trial lawyer who effectively presents each client's case to both judge and a jury. The firm takes an active approach to litigation by putting together the necessary team of professionals to insure that each case is properly investigated and litigated. Each case is thoroughly analyzed with the individual client's needs and rights in mind.
- Education:
- University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado,
1986
Juris Doctorate - University of California, Berkeley,
1983
M.A.
Major: South Asian Language and Literature - University of Colorado, Boulder, CO,
1980
B.A.
Honors: Graduate Fellowship for Foreign Language Study 1982-1983
Major: History of Religion
- Published Works:
- Collaborative Law, Preventative Law Journal
- Collaborative Law: a New Model for Dispute Resolution
- Representative Cases:
- United States v. Caldwell, 219 F. 3d 1186 (10th Cir. 2000)
- People v. Gandiaga, 70 P.3d 523 (Colo. App. 2002)
- United States v. Mitchell, 274 F. 3d 1307 (10th Cir. 2001)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Denver Bar Association, 1996 - Present
- Colorado Bar Association, 1996 - Present
- CBA Family Law Section, 2001 - Present
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
- Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals
- Rocky Mountain Collaborative Law Professionals
- Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee
- Past Employment Positions:
- Litvak Litvak Mehrtens & Epstein, P.C., Associate, 2001 - 2002
- Gerash Prugh & Gerash L.L.C., Associate, 2000 - 2001
- E. Richard Toray, Sole Practitioner, 1996 - 2000
- Deputy Colorado State Public Defender, 1987 - 1996
