Hubert A. Farbes, Jr. 10YEARSAWARDED

Hubert A. Farbes, Jr.

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction
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Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

For forty years, Hubert has handled the Front Range’s most complicated infrastructure issues and disputes, and it would be hard to name a large infrastructure project in the region where Hubert did not play a role. He draws on his lengthy experience to provide shrewd counsel to clients on construction, regulatory, and natural resource regulatory matters that are pre-suit and in litigation, so that clients can focus on what is paramount—seeing their projects through to timely completion.

Hubert understands not only the legal issues but also the administrative and practical obstacles in dealing with local, regional, and state governments. He develops solutions through comprehensive contracting, permitting, and compliance strategies to obtain consistent contractor/subcontractor performance and rigorous pursuit of timely completion.

Hubert has worked on some of the nation’s most sophisticated development and land use topics—public-private partnership developments, resolution of environmental impediments to redevelopment, and commercial construction defects dispute resolution. Hubert is one of the few attorneys to secure a FUDS (Formerly Used Defense Site) cost recovery judgment against the United States in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Having litigated more than 100 cases, he has unparalleled civil trial experience in multiple state courts, U.S. District Courts, and the Court of Federal Claims.
Works at
Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes

6 Best Lawyers awards

Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes logo

Locations

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1972
  • Grinnell College, B.A., graduated 1969

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, Connecticut Bar Association
  • Colorado, Colorado Bar Association

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Military Appeals
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Center of the American West at University of Colorado - Board of Directors, Emeritus
  • Colorado Bar Association - Member
  • Denver Bar Association - Past President
  • Denver Health & Hospital Authority - Past Chairman, Board of Directors
  • National Association of Bar Presidents - Past Member
  • Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network (RMPBS) - Board of Directors
  • Stapleton Foundation - Board of Directors, Past President
  • The Denver Foundation - Past Member, Board of Directors

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Construction
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Construction, Denver (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Environmental Law
Awards:
  • 500 Leading U.S. Environmental Lawyers, Lawdragon (2021, 2023, 2025)

  • 5280 Top Lawyers, Construction Law (2015-2017, 2023-2025)
  • Chambers USA, 2008-2026

Additional Information

  • Government Service
  • Executive Committee, Mayor Michael Hancock’s Denver GO Bond Process (2017)
  • Executive Committee, Co-Chair, Mayor John Hickenlooper’s Infrastructure Priorities Task Force (2006-2007)
  • Transition Team, Co-Chair, Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver Public Works (2003)
  • Transition Team, Governor-Elect Bill Ritter, Colorado Natural Resources (2006)
  • Business Advisory Council for Governor Bill Ritter (2007-2008)
  • Design and Construction Committee, Co-Chair, Denver’s Justice Center Task Force (2004)
  • Fatherhood Initiative, Chair, for Governor Roy Romer (1999-2000)

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