Fred has done estate planning and business law in Utah for numerous clients with small to very large estates for 27 years and has assisted in resolving many will and trust disputes.

Overview

Fred graduated from Utah State University in Business Administration and then obtained a law degree at J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. He then clerked for Justice Dallin H. Oaks on the Utah Supreme Court for one year. Following this, he worked for 15 years as the primary estate planner at one of Utah’s largest law firms, Kirton & McConkie. He then left this firm to form a smaller more specialized estate planning firm.

Education & Experience

• Attorneys surveyed in Utah have ranked Fred as “very high to preeminent” in legal ability and ethics in Martindale­Hubbell and as one of Utah’s top estate planning attorneys in Utah Business magazine
• Served as Chair of the Estate Planning Section of the Utah State Bar, as Chair of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Utah, and on the Board of the Salt Lake Estate Planning Council
• Has given many lectures to other estate planning attorneys and others about estate planning
• At BYU Law School, he was named a J. Reuben Clark Scholar, Order of the Coif, Cum Laude, and in the top 10% of his class. Received an American Jurisprudence Award, Scholarly Legal Writing Award, and served as a Law Review Note and Comment Editor
• At USU College of Business, he was designated Co­Valedictorian, Magna Cum Laude, and College of Business Scholar of the Year.

Personal Life

Fred loved serving as a Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts, as a youth soccer coach for 15 years, and in numerous capacities for his Church, including mission president in Chile. He is currently an avid mountain biker, hiker, and swimmer. His favorite activity of all is being a father and grandfather.