HAYES, PHILLIPS, HOFFMANN & CARBERRY, P.C.

What HAYES, PHILLIPS, HOFFMANN & CARBERRY, P.C. does

Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C. (HPWC LAW), formerly known as Hayes, Phillips, Hoffmann & Carberry, P.C., is a privately held Colorado professional corporation founded in 1985 and headquartered at 511 Sixteenth Street, Suite 610, Denver. The firm operates exclusively in the local government law vertical, serving as City Attorney, Town Attorney, County Attorney, General Counsel, and Special Counsel for over 100 Colorado municipalities, counties, special districts, urban renewal authorities, and other public entities. The firm has no parent company, no external institutional investment, and is owned and operated by its director-shareholders.

The firm's core service portfolio spans eleven practice areas organized around municipal representation: general local government legal representation, land use and development, eminent domain and land acquisition, employment law defense, real property litigation, election law (including TABOR compliance), urban renewal authority representation, taxing entity representation, legislative drafting and lobbying, governmental intellectual property, and general litigation and dispute resolution. The firm supplements its core legal services with continuing legal education publications authored by firm attorneys and disseminated through The Colorado Lawyer, Colorado Municipalities, and the Colorado Municipal League. No proprietary technology, AI, or API layer is disclosed; the firm operates a standard WordPress website (hpwclaw.com).

The firm generates revenue through professional service fees under retainer arrangements and fee-for-service billing typical of law firms representing municipal entities. Its team of 17+ attorneys includes 6 directors/shareholders (Corey Y. Hoffmann, Kendra L. Carberry, Jefferson H. Parker, M. Patrick Wilson, Hilary M. Graham, Kathryn M. Sellars), 3 of-counsel attorneys (J. Matthew Mire, Daniel P. Harvey, Austin P. Flanagan), 2 senior associates, and 7 associates. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven: attorneys are appointed or contracted by municipalities, with new business generated through Colorado Municipal League involvement, attorney publications, and lateral government experience (former deputy city/county attorneys and judicial clerks). Named clients include City and County of Denver, City of Aurora, City of Fort Collins, City of Lakewood, Morgan County, Town of Vail, Town of Erie, and Parker Water and Sanitation District.

Name

HAYES, PHILLIPS, HOFFMANN & CARBERRY, P.C.

Legal name

Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C.

Website

https://hpwclaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C. (HPWC) is a Colorado law firm specializing exclusively in local government law, serving as City, Town, and County Attorney for over 100 Colorado municipalities, special districts, and urban renewal authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

Keywords

• Municipal legal services
• Local government law
• Land use law
• Eminent domain representation
• Municipal attorney services

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal service fees for providing municipal counsel representation, litigation services, land use counsel, employment law defense, and other legal services to government clients including cities, towns, counties, special districts, and urban renewal authorities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HAYES, PHILLIPS, HOFFMANN & CARBERRY, P.C. (operating as Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C.) is a Denver-based law firm that provides comprehensive legal services to Colorado local government entities. The firm serves as City Attorney, Town Attorney, County Attorney, General Counsel, and Special Counsel for municipalities, counties, special districts, and urban renewal authorities, with core practice areas including municipal representation, land use and development, eminent domain, employment law, election law, real property litigation, legislative drafting, and urban renewal authority counsel.

Product overview

HAYES, PHILLIPS, HOFFMANN & CARBERRY, P.C. (also known as Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C.) is a law firm offering comprehensive legal services for local government entities in Colorado. The firm provides a unified portfolio of legal services organized around municipal representation, including Local Government Legal Representation, Land Use and Development Services, Eminent Domain and Land Acquisition, Employment Law Services, Real Property Litigation, Taxing Entity Representation, Election Law Services, Urban Renewal Authority Representation, Legislative Drafting and Lobbying, Governmental Intellectual Property Services, and General Litigation and Dispute Resolution. The firm supplements its core legal services with Publications and Legal Education offerings, including articles and lectures authored by firm attorneys on municipal law topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Government Legal Representation Comprehensive legal counsel and representation for home rule and statutory towns, cities, counties, and special districts, covering general municipal matters, for Colorado local government clients.
• Land Use and Development Services Expert legal guidance on land use, annexation matters, development agreements, and zoning regulations for local government clients.
• Eminent Domain and Land Acquisition Representation of local governments in eminent domain proceedings, land acquisition, condemnation cases, quiet title actions, and boundary disputes.
• Employment Law Services Defense of wrongful discharge cases, FLSA compliance, ADA matters, FMLA issues, and development of policies, procedures, and ordinances to help public employers avoid liability.
• Real Property Litigation Litigation services including condemnation, quiet title, boundary disputes, adverse possession, and prescriptive rights matters.
• Taxing Entity Representation Representation of taxing entities in sales and use tax protests, appeals, and litigation proceedings.
• Election Law Services TABOR compliance assistance, representation for initiative, referendum, and recall elections, and TABOR implementation and litigation services.
• Urban Renewal Authority Representation Legal counsel for urban renewal authorities, downtown development authorities, and reinvestment authorities across multiple Colorado municipalities.
• Legislative Drafting and Lobbying Drafting legislation, lobbying services, and testimony before legislative committees on behalf of local government clients.
• Governmental Intellectual Property Services Protection of governmental intellectual property including trademark prosecution, copyright matters, and technology licensing.
• General Litigation and Dispute Resolution Full-service litigation and dispute resolution including land use, rule 106 appeals, development disputes, contract disputes, and open meetings/open records law matters.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colorado Municipal LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm maintains a close strategic relationship with the Colorado Municipal League. Attorneys regularly participate as lecturers and faculty at CML seminars and annual conferences on municipal law topics, including eminent domain, land use, employment law, election law, and open meetings/records.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Best Best & Krieger LLP: Large California-based municipal law firm serving cities, special districts, and public agencies. Highly comparable practice composition (land use, eminent domain, employment, election law) but concentrated in a different Western state.
• Hall & Evans, LLC: Denver-headquartered law firm with government and municipal liability practice serving Colorado public entities. Comparable Colorado-based regional competitor with adjacent but broader practice focus.
• Foster Garvey PC: Pacific Northwest-based firm with a notable government and municipal practice serving cities, counties, and ports. Comparable specialty mix (land use, employment, public law) but operating in a different region.

Broad incumbents

• Sherman & Howard LLC: Colorado-based full-service law firm serving municipalities, special districts, and public entities alongside private-sector clients. A larger Denver incumbent with overlapping municipal and land use work.
• Kutak Rock LLP: National law firm with a deep public-sector and municipal practice representing cities, counties, special districts, and authorities across many states. Larger scale incumbent in the same local government legal services category.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Large Denver-based full-service firm with an active municipal and local government practice and broader corporate, real estate, and litigation capabilities. Competes for the same Colorado municipal clients with deeper resource bench.

Direct peers

• Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC: Denver-based law firm with a similarly focused local government and municipal practice serving Colorado cities, special districts, and public entities. Most direct comparable given shared geography, client type, and practice mix.
• Carleton & Fisk, LLP (now Carleton Fisk, LLC): Colorado-based law firm with municipal and special district representation. Smaller, geography-aligned competitor with similar local government focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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