DOUGLAS K. FADEL
THE FADEL LAW FIRM
170 West 400 South
Bountiful, Utah 84010
801-294-7777
EDUCATIONDoctor of Jurisprudence (J.D. 1993), University of Utah School of Law; Honors Bachelor of Arts (H.B.A. 1991) English, University of Utah; Teaching Certification, Weber State University (1996).
EXPERIENCEAreas of professional concentration: estate, retirement, disability, gift and estate tax planning; charitable giving; business succession planning; guardianships and conservatorships; probate; Medicaid planning; and special needs trusts.
Adjunct Professor, S. J. Quinney School of Law, University of Utah, Advanced Estate Planning Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2014.
Substitute teacher for Trusts and Estates (Professors Charles Bennett (2008) and Nancy McLaughlin (2008 and 2011)), S. J. Quinney School of Law, University of Utah.
Guest Lecturer for Estate Planning Course (Professors Nancy McLaughlin and Hugh Cawthorn), S. J. Quinney School of Law, University of Utah (approximately 10 years).
American Jurisprudence Award for Trust and Estates;
William H. Leary Scholar (University of Utah College of
Law).
Judge Pro Tempore for Small Claims, Third District Court, Salt Lake County (2003-2005).
High School English Teacher, Viewmont High School Spring 1996; Granite High School 1996-1997.
LAW FIRMSPartner, THE FADEL LAW FIRM, Attorneys at Law, 2007- present; Associate and Partner, MARQUARDT & FADEL, Attorneys at Law, 1998-2007; Associate, FADEL ASSOCIATES, Attorneys at Law, 1994 to 1998.
PRESENTER“Estate Planning for Attorneys,” Weber County Bar 1998; “Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples,” National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys1998; “Charitable Trusts,”Gill Foundation 2000; “Estate Planning and Life Insurance,” University of Utah College of Law 2000; “Estate planning for Extraordinary Wealth,” Cache County Estate Planning Council; “Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Utah,” National Business Institute 2002; “Revocable Living Trusts,” National Business Institute 2002; “Generation-Skipping Tax Exemption Allocation,” Utah Planned Giving Round Table 2002; “Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning,” Salt Lake Estate Planning Council; “Estate Planning and Life Insurance,” Cache County Estate Planning Council 2004; “Basic Estate Planning,” Utah State Bar 2005; “Planning for Non-Traditional Clients,” Weber/Davis Estate Planning Council 2005; “Estate Planning with Retirement Assets,” NAIFA-Lakeview 2006; “Practical Aspects of Trust Administration,” NBI 2006; “Estate Planning with Retirement Assets,” Weber/Davis Estate Planning Council 2007; “LLCs in Utah,” Weber / Davis Estate Planning Council 2008; “Probate Procedures in Utah” Training for Clerks in Second District Court 2008; “Roth IRA Update” Seminars with Financial Advisors 2010; “Ten Ways to Make Certain Your Estate Plan Will Work,” Public Seminar Ogden and Salt Lake 2010; “Life Insurance, An Attorney’s Perspective” NAIFA 2010; “Medicaid and Long Term Care” Public Seminar Ogden 2010; “Life Insurance and Estate Planning,” NAIFA 2013; “Estate Planning for Same-Sex Married Couples,” Utah State Bar 2013;
AUTHORPageantry and Other Short Stories, University Press, Special Collections; “The Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations in Insurance Contracts,” Utah Law Review 1993; Giving: Philanthropy for Everyone, QUANTUM PRESS 2002.
MEMBERUtah State Bar; Davis County Bar; University of Utah Health Science Planned Giving Committee; Wealth Counsel.
HOBBIESParenting, Uncle-ing, running, swimming, lifting weights, reading and gardening.