About Robert Wilhite
Robert (Rob) Wilhite is the Owner, President, and Lead Litigation Attorney at The Wilhite Law Firm in Colorado. He has practiced law for 20+ years and is licensed in Colorado and Texas.
His key focus areas include wrongful death, auto/trucking accidents, premises liability, product defects, and insurance bad faith claims.
Wilhite earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa School of Law in 2005 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2000.
He is admitted to the Texas Bar Association and Colorado Bar. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Attorney Information Exchange Group (AIEG), AAJ Leaders Forum, and Texas Trial Lawyer Association.
He has been recognized with an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell (2025), Client Champion Gold badge from Martindale-Hubbell (2025), Multi-Million Dollar Advocate designation, Super Lawyer designation, and Best of Mile High awards (2023-2025).
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.
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.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.