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Welcome to Hoban & Feola, LLC

Hoban & Feola is a Colorado-based firm of talented attorneys with proven track records in the courtroom and before government agencies and legislators, here in Colorado and elsewhere.

Our founding partners, Bob Hoban and David Feola, have thirty plus years of success. We represent with equal vigor the individuals, families, businesses and other organizations who carefully select us to be their trusted counsel. Our firm employs attorneys fluent in Russian and Spanish.

With offices in Denver and Colorado Springs and practicing in all jurisdictions within Colorado, as well as the broader Rocky Mountain Region and beyond, the firm joins with its clients to work closely toward obtaining cost-effective, pragmatic and successful outcomes in all areas of the firm’s diverse practice.

News and Events

March 20, 2013: Over the past several weeks, 3 El Paso County judges have ordered the return of seized property and medical marijuana in cases involving medical marijuana patients from a November 2011 raid by the Colorado Springs Police. 2 H&F clients, represented by Laura Haynes and Lauren Davis, were falsely accused of not having their red cards and/or physician's recommendations. Both charges were dismissed in 2012. The other H&F client was falsely accused of having a medical marijuana grow in his home without an OPC license. This case was dismissed in July 2012. Their attorneys say that if the property is not returned, is damaged, or if the plants and products are moldy or unusable, they will pursue a civil legal action to force the City to pay for the damaged property.

March 18, 2013: CannaMart, a long-time client of H&F, represented by Bob Hoban, sued the City of Littleton after it was denied a medical-marijuana license despite being operational since September 2009. In November 2012, the State Appeals Court affirmed the District Court's ruling that the City's licensing authority properly denied CannaMart a license. CannaMart asked the Colorado Supreme Court to review the case in December and had been waiting to find out what happened. In the meantime, the Littleton Licensing Authority voted unanimously on March 13 to approve the dispensary's medical-marijuana license after a deal was worked out that will hopefully settle a lawsuit that's been ongoing since June 2010, ending the three-year battle with the City.

February 26, 2013: H&F Managing Partner Bob Hoban was recently nominated and approved as a Director for the Colorado Trail Foundation (www.ColoradoTrail.org). Congrats Bob!

February 22, 2013: United States Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore ordered that The Hershey Company incorrectly calculated overtime compensation for its full time employees, an order that essentially triples the financial award the plaintiffs, represented by Hoban & Feola Partner Dave Feola and The Brandi Law Firm, based in San Francisco. The case, Zulewski, et al., v. The Hershey Company is related to the first collection action Campanelli, et al. v. The Hershey Company which was settled previously by Judge Breyer in November, 2012.

December 26, 2012: Hoban & Feola attorney Lauren C. Davis has been appointed as member of Governor Hickenlooper's Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force on the Criminal Law working group. The purpose of the task force and its working groups is to find practical and pragmatic solutions to the challenges of implementing Amendment 64 within the timelines outlined in the constitutional amendment.

November 11, 2012: Judge Charles R. Breyer, of the Northern District of California, denied summary judgment to The Hershey Company, ruling that Hershey had not met its burden of showing that legal releases signed by H&F clients in an age discrimination group case were valid under federal law. In coming to this decision, Judge Breyer correctly gave a broad reading to the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA). The case, Barnes v. The Hershey Company, is next up for a decision on whether Judge Breyer will grant approval for notice to go out to similarly situated older Customer Sales Executives and Category Development Managers, advising them of their right to join the case. The Plaintiffs in Barnes, represented by H&F Partner David Feola and the Brandi Law Firm, based in San Francisco, allege that Hershey has a longstanding pattern or practice of using a “slot blocker” policy, where Hershey targets older workers who are perceived to be blocking paths for advancement of younger workers.

November 7, 2012: On the Virginia ballot, the eminent domain reform referendum that sought to amend the Virginia state constitution to prevent Kelo-style land seizures where “the primary use is for private gain, private benefit, private enterprise, increasing jobs, increasing tax revenue, or economic development,” won an overwhelming victory. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Question 1 prevailed with an impressive 74.64 percent of the vote.

July 27, 2012: H&F Managing Partner Bob Hoban will be speaking at a Legal Liability and Expert Witness workshop for the Denver Chapter of IAQA (Indoor Air Quality Association). CLE Credits are available. For more information or to R.S.V.P, please contact Doug Ayres at doug@envtesting.com.

June 18, 2012: H&F is excited to announce that Jean Gonnell, a Research Associate in our Denver office since 2010, was recently admitted to the Colorado Bar as a practicing attorney. Jean will continue to work in our Denver office and specialize in civil law.

June 4, 2012: The Colorado Court of Appeals Recently upheld the jury's verdict in favor of landowners Lisa and Tom Davis in the case of Regional Transportation District of Colorado v. Lisa & Tom Enterprises, et al. A jury awarded significant damages based on the landowners' loss of access to their property due to the light rail project. RTD appealed, and the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld the award in favor of the landowners. The case has been remanded to the trial court to determine the amount of attorney fees and costs that RTD must pay to landowners as the prevailing party.

May 16, 2012: Court Orders Nationwide Notice to Hershey Sales Reps - United States Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman has ordered that present and past Retail Sales Representatives (“RSRs”) who worked for The Hershey Company (“Hershey”) are entitled to Notice and the opportunity to join a lawsuit pending in United States District Court in San Francisco for unpaid overtime and related damages. Judge Zimmerman’s Order provides that present and former RSRs who worked for Hershey up to three years prior to January 28, 2012 have until June 30, 2012 to opt into the class matter by filing a Consent to Join. For more information, check the Hershey Overtime Web site and Brandi Law Firm Blog.

May 15, 2012: The proposed legislation to create legal limits for driving under the influence of medical marijuana died in the Colorado Senate on a 17-17 vote after a key supporter missed the vote while on vacation. Read more here.

April 23, 2012: In a major victory for one of Hoban & Feola's clients, Cannamart, the Arapahoe County District Court ruled that the medical marijuana center will be allowed to remain operational pending the outcome of a case currently before the Court of Appeals.

March 22, 2012: Read the latest from Law360 on the Hershey Class Action suit, on which H&F Founding Partner Dave Feola serves as co-counsel. The suit alleges Hershey adopted a policy of pushing out older workers. Read more here.

March 15, 2012: H&F Managing Partner Bob Hoban will be teaching Political Science and Law & Society programs at the University of Denver beginning in the Summer of 2012. In addition to overseeing client matters in the Denver office Bob will be at DU part time. Congrats, Bob on this new opportunity.

March 5, 2012: Kim Menard has joined Hoban & Feola as a Legal Assistant in our Denver Office. Kim will be taking over many of the responsibilities of Kate, who is moving to Texas. Welcome, Kim!

February 6, 2012: Hoban & Feola is excited to welcome Cajardo Lindsey to our team. Cajardo joins H&F as Special Counsel with expertise in criminal defense, domestic and family law and personal injury civil litigation. Read his full bio here.

January 26, 2012: The University of Denver Sturm College of Law is sponsoring Marijuana at the Crossroads, a day-long event featuring speakers and panel discussions about the future of medical marijuana in Colorado. Join H&F Managing Partner Bob Hoban at the event for a panel discussion from 10:45 to 12:00. Click here for details.

January 19, 2012 - Join H&F Managing Partner Bob Hoban and the Medical Marijuana Business Association tonight at Casselman's in Denver for a panel discussion and Q&A about recent changes in the medical marijuana regulatory environment. The event is free and starts at 7:30p.m.