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Lisa Blossman
Leadership in Law honors Covington attorney
CityBusiness held the sixth annual Leadership in Law event March 16 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. North
Shore attorney Rykert Toledano was one of the honorees. Visit our Web site, www.neworleanscitybusiness.com to
view a copy of the event program by clicking on Events on the toolbar.
RYKERT TOLEDANO
Position: Toldeano & Herrin senior partner
Age: 62
Family: wife, Lacey; sons, Reagan and Rykert III; stepdaughters
Lindsay and Jaclyn; grandson, Vince, 2
Education: bachelor’s degree in business administration,
Louisiana State University; juris doctor, LSU Paul M. Hebert
Law Center
As an active civic leader on the North Shore for more than 35
years, Rykert Toledano has a reputation in Covington as a tenacious
litigator.
In one instance, after he successfully litigated against a
businessman in a legal dispute, the man later approached
him and hired Toledano as his personal attorney.
“He said I was the first person to ever beat him and he wanted
me as his attorney from there on out. He and I became good
friends and remained so until the day he died,” says Toledano,
who is the senior partner at Toledano & Herrin and focuses on
construction, personal injury, domestic and business law.
Whereas many attorneys find and hone niches, Toledano
finds a great passion in practicing many areas of the law.
“I like the fact that there is a tremendous amount of variety
in it. Every day there is a new challenge, and I get to learn
something different,” Toledano says. “I truly like helping people
and creating solutions for their problems.”
Toledano has tried a number of cases over the years and
has represented clients such as the St. Tammany West
Chamber of Commerce, Crescent City Construction Inc., Bank
of Hammond and Mississippi Valley Silica Co.
One of his most memorable and notable cases is what is
referred to as the “Oxlot case” in Covington. Spread out during
the late 1980s and early 1990s, the case involved the
encroachment of private businesses on public spaces and
parks. It had become a hotly contested issue, and Toledano
filed suit on behalf of Covington to tear down the structures
and return the property to the public.
“We litigated that case for a few years and finally prevailed.
Everyone acknowledges that it has been a great thing
for Covington and those squares have been accelerators of
commerce,” he says.
Before joining Anderson, Toledano & Courtney (the successor
to his current firm), Toledano served as a Covington city
attorney and city judge for 17 years. He also has served as an
officer or president for a number of North Shore associations
including the Covington and St. Tammany Bar associations,
Greater Covington Chamber of Commerce and the St.
Tammany Economic Development Foundation.
Toledano is also one of the founding fathers of the Three
Rivers Art Festival in Covington.•
— Craig Guillot
Lisa Blossman, publisher of North Shore Report and associate publisher/senior vice president of CityBusiness, can be reached at (504) 293-9226 or at lisa.blossman@nopg.com.
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An interview with Dr. Holmquist Healthcare,
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