Rick Lesch

Practice Concentration
• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Workers Compensation
Rick Lesch is a respected trial attorney with thirty years of litigation experience representing clients in trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings. He has appeared before administrative law judges, state courts, state courts of appeal, federal courts and federal courts of appeal. He has successfully litigated a variety of cases including defending clients charged with murder, assault and white collar crimes, obtained million dollar verdicts and decisions in insurance bad faith and employee rights cases and prosecuted and defended complex commercial/real estate cases. In the courts of appeals, he has an excellent track record in preserving lower court decisions favorable to his clients and in getting unfavorable decisions reversed.
Mr. Lesch understands that, whether it’s an accident case or a multi-million dollar commercial case, the client deserves the kind of hands-on, personal attention that he delivers. He believes his clients are best served when he gives them honest, straightforward advice based on a thorough understanding of the facts and the law regarding the client’s case.
A 1970 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and former pilot in the Air Force, Mr. Lesch has spent his entire legal career in private practice in the Denver area. He and Laurie, his wife of thirty-five years, are the proud parents of two sons. He enjoys reading, music, skiing, golf and competing in basketball against kids half his age.
Professional Experience
• Darling, Bergstrom & Milligan, PC 2001 – Present (Shareholder)
• Law Offices of Richard J. Lesch 1981 – 2004
• Epstein, Lozow and Preblud, P.C. 1978 – 1981
Professional Affiliations & Admissions
Admitted to bar: 1978, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The American Law Institute; Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.
Appellate Opinions
• Diltmar v. Joe Dickerson & Associates, LLC, 9 P.3d 1145 (Colo. App. 1999).
• Sneath v. Express Messenger Service, 931 P.2d 565 (Colo. App. 1996).
• Sneath v. Express Messenger Service, 881 P.2d 453 (Colo. App. 1994).
• South Park Aggregates, Inc. v. Northwestern Nat. Ins. Co., 847 P.2d 218 (Colo. App. 1992).
• Olsen v. Bondurant and Co., 759 P.2d 861(Colo. App. 1988).
• Hansen v. Lederman, 759 P.2d 810 (Colo. App. 1988).
• Danyew v. Phelps, 676 P.2d 707 (Colo. App. 1983).
Education
• Air Force Academy (B.S., 1970)
• University of Denver (J.D.1977).

Rick Lesch, EsquirePractice Concentration
• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Workers Compensation

Rick Lesch is a respected trial attorney with over thirty years of litigation experience representing clients in trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings. He has appeared before administrative law judges, state courts, state courts of appeal, federal courts and federal courts of appeal. He has successfully litigated a variety of cases including defending clients charged with murder, assault and white collar crimes, obtained million dollar verdicts and decisions in insurance bad faith and employee rights cases and prosecuted and defended complex commercial/real estate cases. In the courts of appeals, he has an excellent track record in preserving lower court decisions favorable to his clients and in getting unfavorable decisions reversed.

Rick understands that, whether it’s an accident case or a multi-million dollar commercial case, the client deserves the kind of hands-on, personal attention that he delivers. He believes his clients are best served when he gives them honest, straightforward advice based on a thorough understanding of the facts and the law regarding the client’s case.

A 1970 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and former pilot in the Air Force, Rick  has spent his entire legal career in private practice in the Denver area. He and Laurie, his wife of thirty-seven years, are the proud parents of two sons. He enjoys reading, music, skiing, golf and competing in basketball against kids half his age.

Professional Experienc
• Darling Milligan Smith & Lesch, PC 2001 – Present (Shareholder)
• Law Offices of Richard J. Lesch 1981 – 2004
• Epstein, Lozow and Preblud, P.C. 1978 – 1981

Professional Affiliations & Admissions
Admitted to bar: 1978, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The American Law Institute; Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.

Appellate Opinions
• Tucker v. Volunteers of America, 211 P.3d 708 (Colo.App., 2008)
• Volunteers of America v. Gardenschwartz,  P.3d 2010 WL 4595812, Colo., November 15, 2010 (No. 09SC20)
• Diltmar v. Joe Dickerson & Associates, LLC, 9 P.3d 1145 (Colo. App. 1999).
• Sneath v. Express Messenger Service, 931 P.2d 565 (Colo. App. 1996).
• Sneath v. Express Messenger Service, 881 P.2d 453 (Colo. App. 1994).
• South Park Aggregates, Inc. v. Northwestern Nat. Ins. Co., 847 P.2d 218 (Colo. App. 1993).
• Olsen v. Bondurant and Co., 759 P.2d 861(Colo. App. 1988).
• Hansen v. Lederman, 759 P.2d 810 (Colo. App. 1988).
• Danyew v. Phelps, 676 P.2d 707 (Colo. App. 1983).

Education
• Air Force Academy (B.S., 1970)
• University of Denver (J.D., 1977).

Contact
rlesch@dmsl-law.com