Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk to The Honorable Ann B. Frick, Denver District Court
Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America
Commercial Litigation, 2022-2027
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2022-2027
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2022-2027
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2026-2027
Colorado Super Lawyers
Professional Liability, Defense, 2024-2026
Rising Stars - Civil Litigation Defense, 2017-2021
Legal Memberships
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
American Bar Association
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
Montana
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, D. Montana
U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio
Community Activity
University of Denver, Professional Mentoring Program
Articles and Presentations
Presenter, “‘Poutine’ Together a Legal Malpractice Defense Checklist,”
ABA Fall 2024 National Legal Malpractice Conference.
Presenter, "Practical Judicial Ethics Dilemmas, the Lawyer's Perspective," The Biennial Judicial Ethics Training for Administrative Law Judges.
Presenter, "Pretrial Discovery and Depositions," Colorado Bar Association CLE.
Presenter, "Franchising Drafting Tips from Franchise Litigators," The Colorado Bar Association, Franchise Law Subsection.
Anthony Barbe defends lawyers and law firms in high-stakes legal malpractice and professional liability matters nationwide. He represents clients across a range of practice areas, drawing on a deep understanding of the substantive legal issues and ethics rules that frequently give rise to malpractice claims. He also regularly represents lawyers in connection with ethics counseling, disciplinary matters, and non-party discovery disputes.
Anthony also has broad experience in complex commercial litigation and significant trial experience defending insurance companies against claims for bad faith and statutory damages. Across his practice, he has tried multiple cases to verdict in both state and federal court.
Cases
Professional Liability
Defended lawyers in dozens of cases involving a wide variety of legal issues including franchise law, mergers and acquisitions, and IP litigation.
Won summary judgment for a large regional law firm in a legal malpractice case involving claims that the firm's lawyers failed to properly advise the plaintiff regarding environmental issues in an underlying real estate transaction.
Represented a law firm client against allegations of ethical violations and breach of fiduciary duty in a legal malpractice case stemming from the firm's representation of a client in matters that later developed into a fierce family dispute. The case ultimately settled favorably for our client just a few weeks before trial.
Represented a law firm client in three civil cases arising from an investigation into land use issues. The cases involved dozens of parties and tens of millions of dollars in claimed damages.
Professional Liability
Defended lawyers in dozens of cases involving a wide variety of legal issues including franchise law, mergers and acquisitions, and IP litigation.
Won summary judgment for a large regional law firm in a legal malpractice case involving claims that the firm's lawyers failed to properly advise the plaintiff regarding environmental issues in an underlying real estate transaction.
Represented a law firm client against allegations of ethical violations and breach of fiduciary duty in a legal malpractice case stemming from the firm's representation of a client in matters that later developed into a fierce family dispute. The case ultimately settled favorably for our client just a few weeks before trial.
Represented a law firm client in three civil cases arising from an investigation into land use issues. The cases involved dozens of parties and tens of millions of dollars in claimed damages.
Commercial Litigation
Won a motion to dismiss and a subsequent award of attorneys' fees and costs for a large nationwide insurer involved in a dispute over coverage amounts for a home lost in the 2012 Waldo Canyon wildfire.
Managed litigation for a leading nationwide insurer in bad faith cases related to MedPay coverage in 12 states (Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin) and Washington, D.C.
Won declaratory judgment and recovered fees and costs in a case for a large nationwide insurer involved in a dispute over life insurance proceeds.
Developed prelitigation expert reports for an international manufacturer of home appliance components, which in many instances resulted in plaintiffs withdrawing their demands before filing a complaint.
Worked with a trial team on a three-week jury trial, which resulted in a full defense verdict for a leading nationwide insurer. The case involved bad faith allegations related to a homeowners' insurance policy.
Anthony Barbe defends lawyers and law firms in high-stakes legal malpractice and professional liability matters nationwide. He represents clients across a range of practice areas, drawing on a deep understanding of the substantive legal issues and ethics rules that frequently give rise to malpractice claims. He also regularly represents lawyers in connection with ethics counseling, disciplinary matters, and non-party discovery disputes.
Anthony also has broad experience in complex commercial litigation and significant trial experience defending insurance companies against claims for bad faith and statutory damages. Across his practice, he has tried multiple cases to verdict in both state and federal court.
Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk to The Honorable Ann B. Frick, Denver District Court
Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America
Commercial Litigation, 2022-2027
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2022-2027
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2022-2027
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2026-2027
Colorado Super Lawyers
Professional Liability, Defense, 2024-2026
Rising Stars - Civil Litigation Defense, 2017-2021
Legal Memberships
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
American Bar Association
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
Montana
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, D. Montana
U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio
Community Activity
University of Denver, Professional Mentoring Program
Articles and Presentations
Presenter, “‘Poutine’ Together a Legal Malpractice Defense Checklist,”
ABA Fall 2024 National Legal Malpractice Conference.
Presenter, "Practical Judicial Ethics Dilemmas, the Lawyer's Perspective," The Biennial Judicial Ethics Training for Administrative Law Judges.
Presenter, "Pretrial Discovery and Depositions," Colorado Bar Association CLE.
Presenter, "Franchising Drafting Tips from Franchise Litigators," The Colorado Bar Association, Franchise Law Subsection.
Cases
Professional Liability
Defended lawyers in dozens of cases involving a wide variety of legal issues including franchise law, mergers and acquisitions, and IP litigation.
Won summary judgment for a large regional law firm in a legal malpractice case involving claims that the firm's lawyers failed to properly advise the plaintiff regarding environmental issues in an underlying real estate transaction.
Represented a law firm client against allegations of ethical violations and breach of fiduciary duty in a legal malpractice case stemming from the firm's representation of a client in matters that later developed into a fierce family dispute. The case ultimately settled favorably for our client just a few weeks before trial.
Represented a law firm client in three civil cases arising from an investigation into land use issues. The cases involved dozens of parties and tens of millions of dollars in claimed damages.
Professional Liability
Defended lawyers in dozens of cases involving a wide variety of legal issues including franchise law, mergers and acquisitions, and IP litigation.
Won summary judgment for a large regional law firm in a legal malpractice case involving claims that the firm's lawyers failed to properly advise the plaintiff regarding environmental issues in an underlying real estate transaction.
Represented a law firm client against allegations of ethical violations and breach of fiduciary duty in a legal malpractice case stemming from the firm's representation of a client in matters that later developed into a fierce family dispute. The case ultimately settled favorably for our client just a few weeks before trial.
Represented a law firm client in three civil cases arising from an investigation into land use issues. The cases involved dozens of parties and tens of millions of dollars in claimed damages.
Commercial Litigation
Won a motion to dismiss and a subsequent award of attorneys' fees and costs for a large nationwide insurer involved in a dispute over coverage amounts for a home lost in the 2012 Waldo Canyon wildfire.
Managed litigation for a leading nationwide insurer in bad faith cases related to MedPay coverage in 12 states (Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin) and Washington, D.C.
Won declaratory judgment and recovered fees and costs in a case for a large nationwide insurer involved in a dispute over life insurance proceeds.
Developed prelitigation expert reports for an international manufacturer of home appliance components, which in many instances resulted in plaintiffs withdrawing their demands before filing a complaint.
Worked with a trial team on a three-week jury trial, which resulted in a full defense verdict for a leading nationwide insurer. The case involved bad faith allegations related to a homeowners' insurance policy.