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DAVID E. GRAY, ESQ.

Partner


As the managing partner of Gray Law Group, LLC, I supervise the Corporate practice as well as Real Estate, Litigation and Family Law. I graduated with honors from Seton Hall Law School. My undergraduate degree is in Organizational Management, Rutgers School of Business.  I am admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York. I was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable N. Peter Conforti, J.S.C. before going into private practice. 


I have taught and lectured on various areas of the law at Centenary University, St. Peter’s University & Sussex County Community College. I testified before the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee regarding pending legislation. I appeared on CNN, Fox News, News12 New Jersey, Fox 5-Philadelphia, Channel 9 and Channel 11 news regarding various cases and have been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Star Ledger, Daily Record, New Jersey Herald, ROI-New Jersey and various local papers regarding cases that I have successfully litigated.


Some cases that stand out to me was my representation of individuals before the Mueller Investigation into Russian Collusion wherein I successfully represented a client who, after many hours of interviews, was offered a plea by Robert Mueller – we rejected that plea agreement and ultimately ended up with no criminal prosecution. You can read more about this case from my client who wrote a book on the matter: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Silent-No-More/Jerome-R-Corsi/9781642932171 (Chapter Two is entitled “Enter David Gray”).


The bottom line is that I represent people and I help them solve and navigate their legal issues. Whether I represent the family of a murdered child or an individual charged with DWI – my job is to help my client.


I have been selected for inclusion in Thomson Reuters’ New Jersey Super Lawyers list.[2]

In another book written by a client, the author wrote:


           “…you stepped in and fought for my son…working nights and weekends. I think of you as the “White Knight” that rode in at the eleventh hour and fought for [our son]. Your compassion for victims is extraordinary and you are a rarity among lawyers. I consider you a friend of the family…”

           

If you want to talk to me about your issue, call me. My cell phone number is 973-945-9917. My email is dgray@graylawgroup.com. The consultation is always free.


[1] Mr. Gray has been included in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list published by Thomson Reuters in 2017-2019. The list is generated using a patented selection process involving three basic steps: creation of the candidate pool using peer nominations; evaluations of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area. A further description of the selection methodology can be found at ThomsonReuters.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Dave Gray


In the News


Lawyer helps sway Morristown client to surrender, defusing potentially explosive standoff

By: Kevin Coughlin

Morristown Green, October 18, 2023


As attorney David Gray savored Wednesday’s beautiful sunrise over Lake Hopatcong, he anticipated a typical day ahead: A house closing,

some meetings, an evening planning board presentation.

But a sequence of text messages around 9 a.m. thrust him into a life-or-death drama, played out on a quiet Morristown street that soon would swarm with enough firepower for a small war.

The texts came from a longtime client and friend, threatening to harm himself. Gray called police.
When Morristown officers responded to the man’s Hillairy Avenue residence to check on him, they “were informed that there was a potential

explosive device in the building,” said Meghan Knab, spokesperson for Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll. “The officers exited and made notifications,” Knab said.

Soon there were bomb trucks and K-9 units, armored vehicles and a hovering drone. Rifle-toting police in SWAT gear took up positions behind a Morristown fire truck, near the man’s front porch, shaded by a tree in full fall splendor.

Gray eventually found himself in the middle of all this, assisting a law enforcement negotiator in talking the man into surrendering. “It was very intense,” Gray recounted. “I was worried it could go in a bad direction at any time.”

Authorities said the man was alone in the house. They have not disclosed his identity. Neither did Gray, who also declined to share other details about him, citing attorney-client privilege.

The 45-year-old lawyer speculated lingering effects from pandemic isolation may have contributed to his friend’s “difficult state of mind” on Wednesday.

Although the man surrendered peacefully around 4:30 pm, and the Prosecutor’s Office said no explosives were found, Gray believed there was “a clear risk to the authorities” throughout the standoff.

He credited their training with preventing tragedy.

“They’re an amazing group of people, quite frankly. They did a great job...I’m thankful they brought me in at the right time, and their professionalism defused the situation.”

Even with well trained personnel, good outcomes are not guaranteed. In July 2020, a standoff in neighboring Morris Township ended with the fatal shooting of a troubled young man brandishing an airsoft pistol.

Gray maintained contact with the Hillairy Avenue man throughout the day. In mid-afternoon, Gray was summoned to the neighborhood for ramped-up negotiations. The barricaded individual had indicated Gray was the only person he trusted to speak with, Gray said.

“It seemed the longer we spoke, the clearer his thought processes became,” Gray said. What swayed the man to surrender, Gray believes, was “knowing people were there who cared for him.”

An ambulance took the man to Morristown Medical Center for evaluation.

“He did not hurt anybody, and thankfully, he’s getting the help he needs,” said Gray, a Seton Hall Law School grad.

The Prosecutor’s Office was notified of the situation around 11 a.m. Responding agencies included the Prosecutor’s Crisis Negotiation Team; the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit, Emergency Response Team and Bomb Squad; Morris County Law & Public Safety, and Morristown’s police and fire bureaus.

“It was all about the partnerships we have... It worked out real well,” said Morris Sheriff James Gannon, who was at the scene all day. For Hillairy Avenue residents, it was the biggest event since fire destroyed a parsonage one year ago.
Gray had no time to savor the glow of his good deeds. By nightfall he was back to work, in front of the Stillwater planning board.
“Just another day at the office,” he said.


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