About Laura Yeager

Laura Yeager is an attorney at The Wilhite Law Firm in Colorado, specializing in personal injury law. A Colorado native, she is dedicated to representing injured individuals seeking civil justice.

Before transitioning to plaintiff representation, Yeager built her legal career on the defense side, handling insurance matters and complex civil litigation.

She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

She is admitted to the Colorado Bar and is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.

She holds an AV Preeminent rating, Client Champion Gold (2025), Best Lawyers in Colorado, Best of Mile High designations (2023-2025), Super Lawyer recognition, and Million Dollar Advocate status.

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

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Million Dollar Advocates

Awards & recognition

AV Preeminent rating
Client Champion Gold (2025)
Best Lawyers in Colorado
Best of Mile High (2023-2025)
Super Lawyer

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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.