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About Richard Rose
Richard Rose is Vice-President and Attorney/Shareholder at The Wilhite Law Firm in Colorado. He has practiced personal injury litigation since joining the firm in 1979 and dedicates 75% of his practice to litigation.
Early in his career, he served as a law clerk to Denver District Court Judge Robert P. Fullerton.
His legal work appears in 15 published Colorado and Federal appellate decisions, including Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Baca (682 P.2d 11, Colo. 1984) and Patterson v. Cronin (650 P.2d 531, Colo. 1982).
Rose earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law in 1978 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Denver in 1974, where he was a member of the National Social Science Honor Society.
He is admitted to the Colorado Bar (1978), U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (1978), and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1978).
He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, American Board of Trial Advocates, and was a member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (1993-2005) and American Bankruptcy Institute (1999-2005).
His recognitions include AV Preeminent rating, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyer status, and Million Dollar Advocate designation.
Proven verdicts and settlements at The Wilhite Law Firm
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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.
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.
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