Edward J. Hafer is a partner in the Denver office at QPWB, focusing his practice on the defense of corporations and their directors, officers, professionals, intellectual property owners, and fiduciaries. Mr. Hafer’s work has involved involved defending market leaders against claims of trade secret misappropriation and trade disparagement.  As part of his work serving corporations and companies, he protects employers’ rights in state and federal courts, representing public and private employers, insurance companies, and third-party administrators against a wide range of employment-related claims including employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, wage and hour, and wrongful terminations.

Prior to joining QPWB, Mr. Hafer represented directors, officers, accountants, attorneys, and business owners involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty claims, professional negligence, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, trademark infringement, fraudulent transfer, breach of contract, and labor and employment practices.

Mr. Hafer received his Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif from the University of Colorado Law School in May 2008, a Master of Arts in Philosophy in May 2005, and Bachelor of Arts in May 1998, both from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In graduate school, Mr. Hafer completed his Ph.D qualifying paper and coursework and taught classes in philosophy of science, logic, and ethics.  During law school, Mr. Hafer served as President of the Student Trial Lawyers Association, and was an Associate Editor of the Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law.

Mr. Hafer is licensed to practice law in Colorado.