Sean Knight

Denver, CO30 years experienceAdmitted 1995

About Sean Knight

Sean Knight is an attorney at The Wilhite Law Firm in Colorado, specializing in workers' compensation claims. He joined the firm in 2013 and brings 26 years of experience handling workers' compensation matters, having litigated several hundred administrative hearings.

After law school graduation in 1995, Knight began his legal career defending personal injury cases for an insurance defense firm in Michigan. He relocated to Colorado in 1997, where he transitioned to workers' compensation defense, representing employers and insurance carriers before moving to plaintiff representation at The Wilhite Law Firm.

Knight earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1995. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University in 1992 with a double major in Criminal Justice and Political Science.

He is admitted to the Michigan State Bar (1995) and Colorado State Bar (admitted after relocating in 1997). He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and Workers' Compensation Education Association.

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

Michigan State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 1995
State Bar of Colorado, admitted 1997
Colorado Bar Association
Workers' Compensation Education Association

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