PROVO, UT, July 26, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Charles Favour Abbott with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. Abbott celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Charles F. Abbott is a lawyer, living in Provo, Utah. He was born in Sedro-Woolley, Washington on Columbus Day, October 12, 1937. He married Oranee Harward on September 19, 1958 during his senior year at the University of Washington where he was majoring in Economics. Oranee was from Utah and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, often referred to as the "LDS" (Mormon) Church. As a result of her influence Charles joined the LDS Church a few months before they were married. After receiving his degree in Economics he entered law school and three years later received his doctorate in law. Between 1961 and 1978 Charles and Oranee were blessed with six children. Their children are Patricia, Stephen, Nelson, Cynthia, Lisa and Alyson. Patricia and Stephen are deceased because of an inherited illness. They also have 17 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Following that they moved to Escondido, California, where he got a job with a law firm for $400.00 a month. Before his first year was up he learned that one of the lawyers in the firm had read about a car accident in the paper and knew someone who knew the party that had been injured. He offered to buy his friend a steak dinner if he would contact the party and get them to come into the office. Charles viewed that as unethical ambulance chasing and was disturbed to learn about it. Within about a week they asked him to handle another auto accident case. He asked the client to come in and tell him about what happened. He said, "Do you want me to tell you what one of your lawyers told me to say, or do you want to know what really happened." Charles told him to give him both versions. He learned that the client had been instructed to commit perjury when testifying. Consequently Charles quit his job and decided to open his own office. But he had no money. His father cosigned a promissory note with the bank to acquire a loan of $500. With that he rented an office and bought furnishings for it. It was a good move. His first month he netted $1,100 after expenses and the second month he netted $1,900. What brought in a lot of business was the fact that the yellow pages came out and his last name started with "A" and the second two letters were "B." They lived in Escondido for the next 13 years until they moved to Provo, Utah where they now live.
Over the years he has been engaged in a number of business ventures. He wrote a number of books on law and marketing. Most of his books were self-published and sold through mail-order advertising out of his home. As a result he became friends with many of the top direct marketing experts in the country including, for example, Joe Karbo, Bud Weckesser, Harvey Brody and Gary Halbert. Many of these top marketers employed him as a lawyer to review their advertising prior to publication and to resolve other marketing issues. As a result he became a well-recognized advertising writer himself. These skills enabled him to start up and operate a number of successful businesses. For example, in San Diego, California he created an auction company to sell 18th and 19th century antiques which he imported from England. His parents moved to Granthem, England and were the buyers. In Utah he established and ran a chain of yogurt shops. With two partners he began a telemarketing company that had 300 employees with 200 of them on the phones. Finally he founded a company promoting business seminars throughout the United States and Canada. His books include the following: "How to Do Your Own Legal Work," 1976, 2d edit., 1981; "How to Win in Small Claims Court," 1981; "How to Be Free of Debt in 24 Hours," 1981; "How to Hire the Best Lawyer at the Lowest Fee," 1981; "The Millionaire Mindset," 1987; "Business Legal Manual and Forms," 1990; "How to Make Millions in Marketing," 1990; "Telemarketing Training Course," 1990; "How to Form A Corporation in Any State," 1990; "The Complete Asset Protection Plan," 1990; "Personal Injury and the Law," 1997; and "Fen-Phen Fallout--The Medical and Legal Crisis."
In addition he used his advertising skills to find and represent those who were injured from the diet pills known as Fen-Phen and, as a result, even though he was only a one-man law firm with two employed lawyers, he became one of the top 50 filers in the nation (34th most cases out of 600 law firms). Finally, In 2014, he published a new book, entitled "Immersion in Mormonism." It is targeted especially to New Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who are in the process of learning how to benefit from the many programs of the Church and gain and retain a stronger testimony of its teachings. It is also for the benefit of teenagers or other members who are struggling to strengthen their beliefs.
A summary of his education and professional career follows: He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1959. He had enough economics for a Master's Degree with the intention of going on to teach in college. But then he decided to go to law school, also at the University of Washington. He graduated from that in 1962 with a doctorate in law. Because he was among the top students in his class he served as a member of the Board of Editors of the Washington Law Review and State Bar Association Journal during his last two years of law school. During his final year of school he also served as Judge of the University Traffic Court, which paid $25.00 for a 1 hour session every Thursday.. Upon graduation he applied for a highly sought after job as a law clerk to Judge M. Oliver Koelsch of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. There were about 9 western states served by that court and only about 9 openings for the job. His main competitor for the position was the valedictorian of the Stanford Law School. Judge Koelsch was an Episcopalian from Idaho. Charles had put his religion (LDS) down on his application. When he went in for the interview the first words from Judge Koelsh's mouth were, "Oh, I see you are a Mormon!" Charles thought he was doomed because if Judge Koelsch lived in the midst of Mormons but hadn't joined them he might not like them. He answered him, "Yes, I am." The judge said, "Good. That means you are a hard worker." He got the job. His experience was much better than any of the other clerks. The other clerks would read the briefs and then do research for the judge. But Judge Koelsch was busy writing a very difficult antitrust decision which took him almost the entire year. And he still had to sit on cases and take assignments to write decisions. So, Charles got to write the first draft of his decisions. Judge Koelsch would then critique the writing, and make suggestions for revisions. Eventually they would wind up with the final decision. Court decisions must be written with great clarity and accuracy because they have precedential value. Charles claims he learned more about writing that year than he ever did in law school.
In addition to serving on the Board of Editors of the Fen-Phen Litigation Strategist and the Washington Law Review, he has also served as a Board Member and then president of the HHT Foundation, the international organization devoted to the study of an illness known as Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. This illness has taken the lives of his two oldest children and some grandchildren. In recent years the foundation has been responsible for the establishment of Treatment Centers of Excellence throughout the world and for the development of many treatments. Recently the name of the organization was changed to "Cure HHT." He is a member of the Utah Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and the United States Supreme Court Bar Association. In 2014 he was awarded Martindale Hubbell's "AV Preeminent" rating, which is the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards, and he is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry. More recently Marquis has awarded him their 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Charles Favour Abbott has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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