Domenic Nicotra

Denver, CO10 years experienceAdmitted 2015

About Domenic Nicotra

Domenic Nicotra is a workers' compensation attorney at The Wilhite Law Firm in Colorado. He brings diverse legal experience across civil litigation, criminal defense, and business law.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2014 and his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Marist College in 2008.

He has been admitted to the Colorado Bar since 2015. He is an active member of the Workers' Compensation Education Association and Colorado Bar Association.

He has been recognized as a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 and received The Wilhite Law Firm's 2025 Winter Honors Client Advocate Award.

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

Marist College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado, admitted 2015
Workers' Compensation Education Association
Colorado Bar Association
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

Awards & recognition

National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Wilhite Law Firm Client Advocate Award (2025)

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