Robert Fugal

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Bird & Fugal

Experience: 41 years

Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Tax Law and Elder Law

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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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Utah

Since 1982

Professional Experience

1988 - Current

Bird & Fugal

co-owner

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

1985 - 1988

Ryder & Walter

Associate Attorney

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

1983 - 1985

Bankruptcy Court

Law Clerk

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.

1982 - 1983

US Magistrate's Office

Law Clerk

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

Education

1979 - 1982

Brigham Young University

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

1973 - 1977

Brigham Young University

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

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Contacts

384 E 720 S Orem UT 84058 Telephone: (801) 426-4700 Fax: (801) 426-4711

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Robert Fugal Bird & Fugal

Experience: 41 years

Website: Open

Phone: (801) 426-4700

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Bankruptcy

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Tax Law

Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning

Elder Law

Languages

Spanish: Spoken, Written

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