Terry, Richard C.
Terry Jessop & Bitner
39 Exchange Place
Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2765
Phone: (801) 534-0909
Fax: (801) 534-1948
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Current Employment Position(s)
Managing Partner
Lawyer Overview
Richard Call Terry was born in October 1953, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1977. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law, now Seattle University, in Tacoma, Washington in 1981. He was an associate with the law firm of Gustin, Adams, Kasting and Liapis for two years beginning in 1981, after being admitted to the Utah State Bar. He then associated with Corbridge Baird & Christensen from 1983 to 1988. In 1988 he became a shareholder of the firm, which postition he has held ever since.
Richard has been a frequent speaker in various forums on lending issues, bankruptcy rights, collections, real property and title issues. Over the last 25 years, he has represented banks, credit unions, leasing companies, lending institutions, title companies and underwriters in commercial real property and consumer law with a strong emphasis on creditor's rights in bankruptcy. He has always managed a thriving collection mill involving repossessions, foreclosures and creditors' rights in bankruptcy. The best part of this business is, without a doubt, the clients.
Richard is married to the love of his life, Karen, who, like him, is a product of the Avenues in Salt Lake City, where they continue to live. They are the parents of five children. Karen and Richard are avid proponents of Utah and its natural beauties. They love hiking, all forms of biking and skiing. Music is also a significant element of their lives. Richard is a violinist and Karen plays the guitar.
Areas of Practice
- Adoption
- Arbitration
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Collections & Repossessions
- Commercial Bankruptcy
- Commercial Banks
- Commercial Leasing
- Commercial Real Estate
- Consumer Bankruptcy
- Contracts
- Credit Unions
- Creditors' Rights
- Debtor/Creditor
- Federally Assisted Housing
- Foreclosures
- Garnishment
- Homeowners Associations
- Landlord/Tenant
- Lending & Secured Transactions
- Loan Workouts
- Mediation
- Mortgages & Foreclosures
- Non-Profit Corporations
- Residential Real Estate
- Secured Transactions
- State Trial Practice
- Timeshares & Condominiums
- Title Insurance
- Transactions
- Uniform Commercial Code
Representative Clients
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Jordan Credit Union
- Community Housing Services
- Utah First Credit Union
- JP Morgan Chase
- Cyprus Credit Union
- Utah Power and Light Credit Union
- Horizon Credit Union
- Box Elder Credit Union
- Republic Bank
- Marquette Equipment Finance
- Backman Title Services
- MBF Capital
- Park City Homeonwers Timeshare, Inc.
- Deseret Federal Credit Union
West Practice Categories
Arbitration, Mediation, Commercial Banks, Credit Unions, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Adoption, Bankruptcy Litigation, State Trial Practice, Commercial Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Title Insurance
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Utah, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1995
Classes and Seminars
- Bankruptcy Eye for the Title Guy (given to Utah Land Title Association)
- Bankruptcy, When the Title Really Fails (given to Utah Land Title Association)
- Bankruptcy for the Bored (given to credit union board members)
- Bankruptcy Nuts and Bolts (given to financial institution employees)
- The Law of Secured Transactions (given to bank and credit union employees)
- Cloud on Title (given to title company employees)
- Staying Afloat in the Waters of Recession (given to credit union employees)
Past Employment Positions
- Gustin, Adams, Kasting & Liapis, Associate, 1981 - 1983
Education
- Seattle University, School of Law, Seattle, Washington,
1981
J.D. - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah,
1977
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Political Science
Office Information
Address
39 Exchange Place
Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2765
Phones
(801) 534-0909
Faxes
(801) 534-1948
