Walter F Bugden Jr

I hired Mr. Bugden and paid him $7,500 in full the day we signed our papers. He seemed annoyed anytime I asked a question, that he had to explain my case to me. He told me once to “open up my listening ears and be quiet”. He continually left me in the dark and upon requesting any of my case informati...on he would threaten to quit (he did this on two separate occasions). Walter Bugden was condescending and even refused to meet me in person until court, even when I offered to drive to his office. Glad we rehired.

I hired Walter Bugden to represent me and my family on a very difficult case. His team worked very closely with my wife and I and paid very close attention to detail. He was on top of the process and pushed the case through faster than expected. I would strongly recommend Mr. Bugden to anyone looking... for an Attorny that truly cares about clients. My case was all over the news and very humiliating to not only myself but also my family. I ended up serving a small jail sentence and pleading guilty to a misdeameanor rather than a felony and possibly years in prison. He was also very good with my family. Highly recommemded.

In April of 2013, myself and 5 other people were unjustly charged by an overly aggressive Utah Prosecutor from the Attorney General’s Office with multiple felonies for Fraud. From the very first meeting, I felt as though Mr. Bugden was direct and honest. He always made me feel like I had an advocat...e that had my best interest at heart. It took 20 months before we were able to get a preliminary hearing. We had many hearings in that 20 month period. At every hearing Attorney Bugden and his partner Tara Isaacson were on time, prepared and ready to defend me. Every brief that was required to be filed was delivered to the Judge on time and in most cases ahead of time. Not all the defendants in the case were able to say the same. Attorney Bugden was great in the court room. He asked the witnesses all the right questions in a way that seemed harmless, however their answers were critical to proving our case. When you are facing Felony Charges you need a well respected and aggressive Attorney. Attorney Bugden is both. There was a situation where Attorney Bugden had to stand up to the judge in our case. He did so in a very respectful yet direct way. I was proud that he was my Attorney! The fee schedule was set up front and at no time was I charged more than I had been told. There was complete transparency in all matters. One Saturday afternoon I had a time sensitive question and I took the chance that Attorney Bugden would pick up the phone. When he answered and helped me with my question I was so relieved. That shows how dedicated he was to my case. The Judge finally dismissed all charges at the preliminary hearing. The genuine emotion of relief I felt from Attorney Bugden on that day was amazing. I will ALWAYS refer him to anyone that is in need of a defense Attorney.

My wife and I recently received a phone call that no parent wants to receive, our child was arrested for felony criminal charges. If found guilty, our child would go to prison. After extensive research on identifying the best attorney to represent our child, including referrals from prosecuting a...ttorneys not associated with this case, we were able identify Wally as the best person to help us out. Over the next several months, Wally diligently helped us to resolve this criminal matter, achieving the best legal result possible, including: the avoidance of incarceration, the elimination of the felony charges and providing us with the opportunity to get our child the help that was truly needed. This was our first experience with the criminal justice system, a period of time when we were concerned about the safety and well being of our child while we also needed to navigate the judicial system. During the entire process, Wally was very empathetic to our situation, educating us on this area of the law, providing us with all of the various options that existed, keeping us 100% updated on all progress/efforts being made and then, but of course, ultimately giving us his winning strategy and recommendations. At the same time, Wally always showed genuine concern for our child, consistently advocating and advancing positions that would help us all make certain that this type of arrest would never occur again.