David Miller

Denver, CO48 years experienceAdmitted 1977

About David Miller

David H. Miller is a Managing Attorney at The Wilhite Law Firm in Denver, Colorado. He began practicing law in 1977.

Miller's career spans four decades with diverse roles: general practice in Breckenridge, 13 years as Legal Director of the ACLU's Colorado affiliate, five years in private practice focusing on civil-rights cases for plaintiffs, Director of Employment Litigation at Qwest Communications International, and Interim Director of the Colorado Civil Rights Division.

Miller played a key role in Romer v. Evans, a landmark equal protection case upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1996.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Journal. He earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University.

He is admitted to the Colorado Bar.

He has received the Denver Bar Association's Liberty Bell Award, Anti-Defamation League's Annual Civil Rights Award, Colorado Trial Lawyers Case of the Year Award, ACLU's Sherman Civil Rights Award, and has been named a Super Lawyer.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Wilhite Law Firm

These results are credited to The Wilhite Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.51 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #19

A Boulder jury awarded $5.3 million to a man who fractured his spine after falling from an unsteady ladder when the homeowner walked away without warning.

Boulder District Court · 2024Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$387,000

A University of Colorado basketball player was struck from behind in a Denver alley by a police patrol car and dragged beneath it when the officer reversed. After a four-day trial, a Denver jury found the officer 90% at fault and awarded $579,795.65 in damages. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act cap, which includes costs and interest, limited the judgment to $387,000, and the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed in May 2025. The Colorado Supreme Court denied review that September.

Denver District Court, Colorado · 2022Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Duke University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado, admitted 1977

Awards & recognition

Denver Bar Association Liberty Bell Award
Anti-Defamation League Annual Civil Rights Award
Colorado Trial Lawyers Case of the Year
ACLU Sherman Civil Rights Award
Super Lawyer

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.