Nicole Ruth

Denver, CO29 years experienceAdmitted 1996

About Nicole Ruth

Nicole Ruth is a Pre-Litigation Attorney at The Wilhite Law Firm in Colorado.

Ruth initially practiced insurance defense litigation before transitioning to plaintiff representation. Early in her career, she served as a law clerk for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, focusing on legal research and judicial opinions.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1996, graduating in the top third of her class. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Tulane University in 1993, graduating Cum Laude.

She is admitted to the North Carolina Bar (1996), Florida Bar (1997), Colorado Bar (2003), U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and U.S. District Court for the District of Florida.

She is a member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association and has been recognized as Best Lawyers in Colorado and as 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

Tulane University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 1996
State Bar of Florida, admitted 1997
State Bar of Colorado, admitted 2003
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Florida
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in Colorado
Super Lawyer
Cum Laude (Tulane University, 1993)
Top Third of Class (Wake Forest Law, 1996)

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$67.35 Million Colorado Record for Infant Brain-Damaged When Surgeon Tied Off Aorta in Heart Surgery
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$27.6 Million Verdict for Newborn Whose E. Coli Sepsis Went Untreated at North Colorado Medical Center
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$16 Million Verdict for Electrocuted Flooring Worker, Colorado's Largest Premises Liability Award
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$9.3 million · Jury Awards Lincoln Railcar Repairer $9.3 Million After BNSF Crane Accident Left Him With Spine Injuries
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$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.