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Robert J. Flummerfelt, JCL, ESQ. ATTORNEY | CANON LAWYER
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Robert J. Flummerfelt, JCL, ESQ., is the founder of Canon Law Services, LLC, a fullservice Las Vegas-based civil law firm that is also a world-renowned canon law practice, operating within the legal structure of the Catholic Church. Canon Law Services, one of the largest and most accomplished practices of its kind in the United States, is heavily involved with all forms of legal representation associated with allegations of clergy abuse.
practice, having personally handled hundreds of cases dealing with all areas of family law, personal injury claims, criminal defense, premises liability, civil rights, real estate matters, and general civil litigation.
Robert has practiced canon law for nearly two decades, serving in various capacities of ecclesiastical tribunals from advocate, defender of the bond, to assessor and judge, and Robert has handled more than 4,500 marriage annulments. As a former professor of tribunal studies and a published national consultant on interecclesial canonical matters, Robert is cited as an expert on canon law in publications regularly across the country and the world.
Born and raised in Auburn, New York, Robert received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Cornell University in 1996, majoring in Government. From there, Robert attended The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., where he earned his Licentiate in Canon Law (J.C.L.) in May of 1999. It was at this point that he began his Canon Law Practice. Robert relocated to Las Vegas in 2000 and while working to grow his canonical practice, he decided to add a new area to his studies and practice. He attended the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, graduating in 2008, and passing the Nevada bar that same year.
In addition to his canon law practice, Robert is committed to his active civil
Robert’s office represents priests, deacons, and laypeople engaging in legal
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processes in the Catholic Church’s legal framework. In doing so, Canon Law Services has been intimately involved in numerous capacities with the investigations associated with widespread allegations of clerical abuse in the United States and around the world that made news just last year. Robert works with the accused and those bringing allegations alike to ensure that justice is upheld and the right to a good defense is met for all parties in all disputes and investigations. Currently, Robert assumes a predominant role in ecclesiastical law in the United States and throughout the world while enjoying an active civil law practice in Nevada. Those who know Robert best would add that he is a loving husband and father of two boys. Robert is grateful for the opportunity to serve his clients and especially those individuals who come to him in an extremely difficult time in their lives and works diligently to serve their interests fully.