Kevin Homiak returned to WTO as Co-Chair of the Pro Bono Committee. Kevin is known for record-setting pro bono cases in Colorado.
PRO BONO
WTO is committed to changing lives through pro bono representation.
2023 AT A GLANCE
$2.1 MILLION
IN FEES DONATED
4517
HOURS BILLED
46
MATTERS TOTAL
30
NEW MATTERS
72
LAWYERS,
5
SUMMER LAW CLERKS,
AND
20
PARALEGALS
BILLED PRO BONO TIME
OUTCOMES
SECURED a historic $1.1 million settlement in a civil rights victory for a pro bono client stabbed 43 times in prison.
WON a pro bono victory to restore the First Amendment rights and lift the unconstitutional banishment of a former school district employee from school board meetings and other property.
WON a pro bono victory in the Colorado Court of Appeals for a mother fighting to maintain her relationship with her son.
WON a pro bono disability claim for a 79-year-old veteran who spent a decade seeking relief.
FILED an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a murder conviction featured on Netflix in a case of first impression.
SECURED a civil rights settlement in a pro bono case for a child with autism who was handcuffed and left alone in the back seat of a police car for hours.
WON reversal of an adverse ruling in a pro bono Tenth Circuit appeal for a nonprofit taxpayer advocacy group.
- A Precious Child
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Arrupe Jesuit High School
- Asian Pacific American Bar Foundation
- Boys and Girls Clubs
- Catholic Charities
- Center for Legal Inclusiveness
- Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Colorado Civil Justice League
- Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
- Colorado Judicial Institute
- Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation
- Denver Bar Association Foundation
- Denver Dumb Friends League
- Denver Kids, Inc.
- Denver Police Foundation
- Food Bank of the Rockies
- Foundation of the American College of Trial Lawyers
- The Gathering Place
- Karis Community
- Komen Denver Race for the Cure
- Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado
- Metro Caring
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- Public Education & Business Coalition
- University of Colorado Law School
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- Urban Peak
JOIN US AS WE EXPLORE THE MANY WAYS WTO
MADE OUR MARK IN 2023