Daniel P. Gerash

Managing Partner at Walter L. Gerash Law Firm
Denver Financial Center, 1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
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Daniel P. Gerash has been a trial lawyer in Colorado for 20 years. He is a managing partner with the Denver law firm of Gerash Steiner & Toray, P.C. He is a trial lawyer practicing in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, toxic tort and criminal defense. He has been lead and co-counsel in many complex civil cases involving catastrophic medical malpractice including birth injuries, brain injuries, anesthesiology, and surgical cases. He has successfully tried and settled many cases in the six and seven figure range. In the last two years, he has settled a catastrophic medical malpractice case and a civil rights case for substantial, but confidential amounts.

He began his career with the Denver regional Public Defender's office litigating numerous serious felony and homicide trials for eight years. In 1995, Mr. Gerash left the public realm to join his renowned father, Walter L. Gerash in private practice specializing in personal injury and criminal defense. After six years as a partner with his father, he left the firm and began his own law practice with his wife, Karen M. Gerash, a specialist in Appellate Advocacy. He continues to associate with his father on select cases. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in psychology and his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado, School of Law. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyer's Association, and the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. He has been chosen in 2006, 2007, and 2009 for Best Lawyers in America.
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11 Reviews

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Criminal Law
Assault and Battery
Burglary
Capital Offenses
Civil Rights
Civil Forfeiture
Products Liability
Crime Victims Compensation
Criminal Antitrust
Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal Appeals
Criminal Defense
Criminal Forfeiture
Criminal Fraud
Criminal Investigation
Drivers License Suspension
Driving While Intoxicated
DUI/DWI
Expungements
Extortion
Federal Criminal Law
Felonies
Forensic Medicine
Forgery
Hit and Run
Homicide
Mail Fraud
Manslaughter
Misdemeanors
Murder
Money Laundering
Parole and Probation
Post-Conviction Remedies
Search and Seizure
Sex Crimes
Sexual Assault
Shoplifting
Stalking
Theft
Traffic Violations
Vehicular Homicide
Weapons Charges
Wire Fraud
Wiretapping
Medical Malpractice
Birth Trauma
Chiropractors Malpractice
Failure to Diagnose
Gynecology Malpractice
Medical Negligence
Medical-Legal Law
Mental Health Professionals Malpractice
Nursing Malpractice
Nursing Negligence
Obstetric Malpractice
Orthopedic Malpractice
Pediatric Malpractice
Pharmacists Liability
Psychiatric Malpractice
Psychology Malpractice
Surgeons Liability
Wrong Site Surgery
Personal Injury
Accidents
Animal Attacks
Automobile Accidents and Injuries
Automobile Negligence
Bicycle Accidents
Boating Accidents
Bodily Injury
Brain Injury
Bus Accidents
Catastrophic Injury
Commercial Vehicle Liability
Cumulative Trauma
Electrical Injury
Head Injury
Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
Motorcycle Accidents
Neurolaw
Pedestrian Injuries
Personal Injury Appeals
Personal Injury Arbitration
Plaintiffs Personal Injury
Power Line Contact Injury
Psychological Injury
School Bus Accidents
Severe Burns
Sexual Abuse
Slip and Fall
Spinal Injury
Third Party Wrongful Death
Tourist Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury
Whiplash
Unintended Acceleration
Wrongful Death

University Attended:

University of Colorado Boulder, B.A., Psychology, 1984

Law School Attended:

University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, J.D., 1988

Year of First Admission:

1988

Admission:

1988, Colorado; 1995, US District Court, District of Colorado

Memberships:

Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; Colorado Criminal Defense Bar; American Association of Justice; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.

Birth Information:

Denver, Colorado, May 22, 1962

ISLN:

907138844

Fixed Hourly Rates

$250 - $350/hr

Contingency Fee

33% - 40%

Other Information

Free initial consultation, Fixed fees available, Retainer Fee

4.7/5.0 (8 reviews)

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Analytical Capability
4.6/5.0
Judgment
4.6/5.0
Communication
4.6/5.0
Legal Experience
4.9/5.0

5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 05/12/11 in Criminal Defense

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 05/12/11 in Mediation

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5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/20/11 in Criminal Defense

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4.8/5.0 Rated by a Member on 05/12/11 in Civil Rights Section 1983

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4.6/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 05/20/11 in Personal Injury

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4.6/5.0 Rated by a Of Counsel on 05/12/11 in Civil Litigation

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4.4/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/12/11 in Plaintiffs Personal Injury

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4.2/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 06/04/11 in Criminal Defense

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5.0/5.0 (1 review)

"Dan Gerash and his law firm are simply the most responsible, capable, friendly professionals I can imagine- and I have had experience with others (I'm not a career criminal... He went far beyond...

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