Paul T. Yarbrough
Member
Mr. Yarbrough’s practice areas focus on trucking and transportation, sports & recreation, motorsports, gig-economy matters, aviation, complex civil litigation, and general personal injury. Mr. Yarbrough has 35 years of trial experience, and his practice includes defending complex pre-litigation and litigated matters throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and other states. He handles motorsports related matters nationwide.
Mr. Yarbrough joined Hall & Evans in 2015 after relocating to Denver, Colorado. He previously was President and Managing Director at Butt Thornton & Baehr PC, a large defense litigation firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He participates in Hall & Evans’ 24/7 accident rapid response program.
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 2015
- New Mexico, 1988
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Location
Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Education
JD: University of New Mexico, 1988
BA: University of New Mexico, 1984, Economics and Political Science
Contact
yarbroughp@hallevans.com
Career Distinctions & Honors
- 5280 Magazine, “Top Lawyers,” Transportation, 2021-2024
- Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Best Lawyers®, “Lawyer of The Year” in New Mexico for Transportation, 2015
- Southwest Super Lawyers, 2013-2015
- The Best Lawyers in America®; Transportation Law, 2007-2025, and Insurance Law, 2018-2025
- New Mexico State Personnel Board, Chairman, 2011-2015
- State Bar of New Mexico, “Outstanding Contribution Award”, 2000
- National Coordinating Counsel, National Hot Rod Association – NHRA
- National Counsel, SFI Foundation, Inc.
Business & Community Service
- New Mexico Christian Legal Aid, Homeless Counseling
- Motorsports Safety Education Foundation, Inc.
- La Vida Llena Life Care Community, Past Board Member
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Chairman of Schools Consultative Council
- St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Rio Rancho, NM, Finance Committee Chairman
- St. Thomas Aquinas School, Rio Rancho, NM, Chairman of Advisory Board
- Boy Scout Troop 702, Corrales, NM, Chaplain and Assistant Scout Master
- Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Denver, CO, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
- Mr. Yarbrough is a regular contributor and presenter for trucking transportation and motor sports topics and publications.
Professional Associations
- Trucking Industry Defense Association – TIDA; Board Member, 2022-present; 2019 Annual Seminar Program Chair
- ALFA International, Inc., Transportation Practice Group; Steering Committee; Past Chairman
- American Board of Trial Advocates – ABOTA, Member
- American Inns of Court, Master Bencher
- American Trucking Associations – ATA, Member
- Colorado Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Defense Research Institute, Member
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- State of New Mexico, Personnel Board, Chairman
- Claims & Litigation Management, Member
- Transportation Lawyers Association – TLA, Member
- Legatus, Member, Denver Chapter
Other Activities
- Running, road bicycling, skiing, golf, and clean mountain living with his wife of 37 years. Completed the 2022 Triple Bypass 110-mile bike race over three Colorado mountain passes. After graduating from Las Cruces High School and becoming an Eagle Scout, Mr. Yarbrough “grew up” in the law from the age of 18 by working throughout college for a criminal defense attorney who represented inmates involved in the 1980 New Mexico State Penitentiary riots, and other notorious characters. He interned for the United States Senate Budget Committee in Washington, DC in 1983 and put himself through UNM courtesy of American Legion speech scholarships. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He began clerking at Butt Thornton & Baehr in 1986 during law school and remained with the firm until 2015. Mr. Yarbrough and his wife have three exceptional adult sons, three wonderful daughters-in-law, and the two best grandsons in the world.
Blog Posts About Paul
- Eighteen Attorneys Named to 2025 Edition of “Best Lawyers In America”
- Hall & Evans’ Trucking Team Participates in ALFA International’s Transportation Practice Group Seminar
- Six Attorneys Named 2024 Top Lawyer by 5280 Magazine
- Four Attorneys Named Top Lawyer by 5280 Magazine
- Seventeen Attorneys Named to 2024 Edition of “Best Lawyers In America”
- Four Attorneys Named 2023 Top Lawyer by 5280 Magazine
- Paul Yarbrough Elected to Board of Trucking Industry Defense Association
- Twenty-Two H&E Attorneys Named to 2023 Editions of “Best Lawyers In America” & “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”
- Twelve Attorneys Named to 2022 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America”
- Hall & Evans Obtains Landmark Victory in Colorado Supreme Court Opinion That Limits Windfall Claims by Plaintiffs Who Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Four H&E Attorneys Named Top Lawyer by 5280 Magazine
- Eleven Attorneys Named to 2021 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America”
- Transportation Rapid Response Team Still Available 24/7
- Paul Yarbrough Chairs Trucking Industry Defense Association’s Annual Seminar
- Paul Yarbrough Quoted in “Law Week” on Insurance Law
- Seven Hall & Evans Attorneys Named to 2020 List of “The Best Lawyers in America”
- Lance Eberhart and Paul Yarbrough Speaking at ALFA International Transportation Seminar
- Six Hall & Evans Attorneys Named to “Best Lawyers”
- Christopher Bryan, Gillian Dale, Daniel Furman, and Paul Yarbrough Named Members
- Five Hall & Evans Attorneys Named to “Best Lawyers”
- Five Hall & Evans Attorneys Named to “Best Lawyers”
- H&E Attorneys Contribute to the Professional Liability Defense Federation’s Fifty State Compendium
- Four Hall & Evans Attorneys Named to “Best Lawyers”
- Hall & Evans Listed Among “Best Law Firms”
- Hall & Evans Welcomes Three New Attorneys
- Truckers Beware The “City Different”
- Hall & Evans Attorneys Listed in 2015 Super Lawyers