Special Districts

Folkestad Fazekas Barrick and Patoile, P.C., is Douglas County’s oldest law firm and one of the largest.  It is one of few Front Range law firms that has attorneys specializing in the representation of special taxing districts and other governmental entities since 1972.  Jim Folkestad and Ernie Fazekas were pioneering special district attorneys in Douglas County and that legacy has been taken over by attorneys that they have hand picked as the best of the best in special district practice.  The special district teams of directors, associate attorneys, and skilled paralegals utilize the most current technologies and services to pass along cost-savings and cutting-edge strategies for our clients.  We pride ourselves on having invented many of the patterns and programs that are in place to service our client’s complex special district noticing requirements and other legal needs.

The firm has represented many if not most of the local governmental and special district entities around Douglas County over the years, and continues to provide representation to to provide new and existing developments and districts.

We have extensive experience in the area of special district representation:

Areas of expertise

• General district representation, compliance issues
• Construction contracts, equipment purchases and leases
• Elections
• Formation of new districts
• Inclusion and exclusion of territory from existing districts