Helen

Litigation Attorney

Helen Oh is a litigation attorney at Tyrone Glover Law. She specializes in civil rights, employment discrimination, and criminal defense, representing individuals who have had their civil rights violated at the hands of government actors or employers, or are facing criminal charges. 

Helen became a lawyer after personal and professional experiences showed her the many injustices faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, LGBTQIAN individuals, individuals with disabilities or living in poverty, immigrants and noncitizens, and other diverse communities. Understanding that the fight for equality was far from over, while recognizing the incredible sacrifices made by activists and impacted communities long before her, Helen became committed to pursuing a career in the public interest. 

  • Juris Doctor, University of Colorado Law School

    Civil Practice Clinic

    Minoru Yasui Scholarship Recipient

    Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, President

    Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, Minor in Sociology, Certificate in Human Rights, University of Iowa

  • Colorado Supreme Court

    United States District Court for the District of Colorado

    United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

  • Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Action Fund, Board of Directors

    Law School Yes We Can (Law School Sí Se Puede), Mentor

    Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member

    Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Member

    Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, Member

Helen started her legal career at a civil rights law firm in Denver, Colorado, where she successfully litigated cases on behalf of individuals with claims of police brutality and misconduct, jail and prison denial of medical care or failure to protect from harm, free speech violations, due process violations, and employment discrimination. 

Helen has also passionately fought for her clients who were facing criminal charges as a public defender in the Denver Office of the Municipal Public Defender. In a system that is fundamentally broken, biased, and unjust, Helen has spent countless hours with clients and in the courthouse briefing and arguing constitutional violations, bond reductions, negotiating potential plea agreements, and defending clients at trial. 

Prior to law school, Helen worked for various nonprofit social and economic advocacy organizations, where she assisted incarcerated individuals in accessing community reentry resources, advocated for death penalty abolition, and advocated for policy change promoting gender and LGBTQ equality in schools and workplaces. In law school, Helen interned with a civil rights law firm and was a student attorney in the civil practice clinic, where she helped individuals apply for asylum and special immigrant juvenile status.