Credentials
Education
Legal Memberships
Legal Intern for the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
U.S. District Court, D. New Mexico
U.S. District Court, W.D. Texas
Community Activity
City of Englewood, Colorado, Snow Buddy Program
Member
Texas Climbers Coalition
Trail Boss, 2020-2022
Meals on Wheels of Central Texas
Volunteer
Other Experience
Student Attorney for the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Property Supervisor at Granite Properties of Texas
Joe “Hank” Legan was a WTO summer law clerk and a legal intern for the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender before joining the firm. As a student attorney in the University of Denver Civil Rights Clinic, he represented incarcerated individuals in a class action challenging unconstitutional prison conditions. In his first year at WTO, he helped WTO win a landmark ruling regarding the unconstitutionality of unairconditioned prisons in Texas.
Prior to studying law, Hank spent 20 years in the real estate industry as a property manager overseeing commercial office buildings, multifamily portfolios, and condominium associations. Through his real estate experience he honed strong communication and conflict resolution skills that he continues to use every day in practicing law.
Hank also worked as a student attorney for the University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Animal Activist Legal Defense Project.
Hank’s personal interests include golfing, geography, documentary filmmaking, and rock climbing.
Cases
Joe “Hank” Legan was a WTO summer law clerk and a legal intern for the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender before joining the firm. As a student attorney in the University of Denver Civil Rights Clinic, he represented incarcerated individuals in a class action challenging unconstitutional prison conditions. In his first year at WTO, he helped WTO win a landmark ruling regarding the unconstitutionality of unairconditioned prisons in Texas.
Prior to studying law, Hank spent 20 years in the real estate industry as a property manager overseeing commercial office buildings, multifamily portfolios, and condominium associations. Through his real estate experience he honed strong communication and conflict resolution skills that he continues to use every day in practicing law.
Hank also worked as a student attorney for the University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Animal Activist Legal Defense Project.
Hank’s personal interests include golfing, geography, documentary filmmaking, and rock climbing.
Credentials
Education
Legal Memberships
Legal Intern for the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
U.S. District Court, D. New Mexico
U.S. District Court, W.D. Texas
Community Activity
City of Englewood, Colorado, Snow Buddy Program
Member
Texas Climbers Coalition
Trail Boss, 2020-2022
Meals on Wheels of Central Texas
Volunteer
Other Experience
Student Attorney for the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Property Supervisor at Granite Properties of Texas