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Kevin Homiak
Kevin Homiak

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

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.

WheelerTrigg O'Donnell Foundation

The WTO Foundation continued its tradition of helping those in need throughout 2023.

To date, the Foundation has donated more than $3.1 million and thousands of hours to the community.

Helping those in need
  • 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
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MADE OUR MARK IN 2023

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