About Joseph Jestus

Joseph Jestus is a Litigation Attorney at The Wilhite Law Firm in Colorado, handling personal injury cases across multiple practice areas.

Jestus grew up in Cookeville, Tennessee. After law school, he joined Colorado's Public Defender's Office, where he tried numerous cases and represented thousands of clients. He briefly worked at a small criminal defense firm before joining The Wilhite Law Firm.

During law school, he worked at the Bet Tzedek Legal Services Clinic, advocating for low-income tenants, and the Legal Aid Criminal Defense Clinic.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Villanova University.

He is admitted to the Colorado Bar.

He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Colorado, received Super Lawyer designations, and received Client Champion Gold awards.

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

Villanova University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in Colorado
Super Lawyer
Client Champion Gold

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Denver firms

Leventhal Puga Braley
Leventhal Puga Braley
$67.35 Million Colorado Record for Infant Brain-Damaged When Surgeon Tied Off Aorta in Heart Surgery
Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers
Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers
$27.6 Million Verdict for Newborn Whose E. Coli Sepsis Went Untreated at North Colorado Medical Center
Zaner Law Personal Injury and Car Accident Attorneys
Zaner Law Personal Injury and Car Accident Attorneys
$16 Million Verdict for Electrocuted Flooring Worker, Colorado's Largest Premises Liability Award
Chod Law, LLC
Chod Law, LLC
$9.3 million · Jury Awards Lincoln Railcar Repairer $9.3 Million After BNSF Crane Accident Left Him With Spine Injuries
Dormer Harpring Denver Personal Injury Lawyers
Dormer Harpring Denver Personal Injury Lawyers
$4 million · Federal Jury Awards $4 Million After Saguache County Jail Staff Ignored Inmate's Suicidal Warnings

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