Robert Fugal

Robert Fugal, JD, Utah Bar admission October 6, 1982. Robert Fugal loves to help people move from finiancial insecurity to financial strenght. Robert Fugal was born in American Fork and raised in Pleasant Grove and Lindon, Utah. After graduating from Pleasant Grove High School, with the help of scholarships and part time work in Orem and Provo, he graduated from BYU with a bachelors degree in 1977 and a law degree in 1982. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Eckhart A. Thompson, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California, then practiced as an associate in the bankruptcy law firm of Ryder and Walter in Fresno CA. In 1988 he moved back home and co-founded with Kevin Bird the firm of Bird & Fugal to serve people needing debt relief services. Mr. Fugal focused his practice on representing debtors in workouts and Chapters 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcies. With the decline in bankruptcy filings in 2005, Mr. Fugal expanded his practice to include estate planning, wills, trusts, healthcare directives, powers of attorney, and tax problem resolution. Robert is a devoted family man. He and his wife Eloise have happily raised their children together despite the challenges of undergraduate and graduate school and subsequent work and practice development. He loves being with and serving his family. He enjoys taking his turn caring for his 95 year-old father. Besides family and church he loves camping, hiking, swimming and canoeing. He loves studying about and following natural health remedies.

Brigham Young University

J.D. (1982) | Bankruptcy, Estates, Trusts, Tax

1979 - 1982

Brigham Young University

B.A. (1977) | English, Math, Spanish, Middle East Studies

1973 - 1977

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

co-owner

Bird & Fugal

1988 - Current

Represent parties in bankrutpcy matters, Assist people in the preparation of their estate plans.

Associate Attorney

Ryder & Walter

1985 - 1988

Served trustees Hilton Ryder and Riley Walter in their meetings and trustee work, represented individuals and businesses in bankruptcy.

Law Clerk

Bankruptcy Court

1983 - 1985

Served Judge Eckart A. Thompson. Helped prepare for the daily hearings, helped resolve contested motions for relief from stay, dischargeablity issues, trustee's recovery disputes, etc.

Law Clerk

US Magistrate's Office

1982 - 1983

Served US Magistrate Alan D. Christensen. Helped resolve discovery disputes, SSI appeals, civil motions, prisoner writs, etc.

Preparing for your "Exit Visa", Annual Training Workshop, Hobble Creek Resort

April 18, 2014

BYU Social Science Retirment Services

Presented Employees with Estate Planning Information.

American Bar Association

member

Current

Utah State Bar, Elder Law Section

member

2010 - Current

Activities: Participate in activities and training.

Utah State Bar, Estate Planning Section

Member

2006 - Current

Activities: Participant in meetings and educational seminars

Utah State Bar, Bankruptcy Section

member

1992 - Current

Activities: participate in continuing education

Utah State Bar  # 03796

Member

1982 - Current

Activities: Active attorney.

Utah

Since 1982

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  Depending on the matter I either bill flat fee for defined services or $260 per hour.