Paul A. Fanning
120 West Fire Tower Road
Greenville, North Carolina
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 8088
 Greenville, North Carolina
   27835-8088
 

Phone: 252-215-4027
Fax: 252-215-4077
Email: paf@wardandsmith.com

Mr. Fanning's practice experience encompasses bankruptcy, collections, creditors' rights, and lender liability.  He concentrates his practice in the representation of creditors in bankruptcy and collections, including workouts, reorganizations, and liquidations.  Mr. Fanning is certified by the American Board of Certification and the North Carolina State Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law and is recognized in "Legal Elite," a list of the best attorneys in the state by Business North Carolina.  He has represented lenders, trade creditors, farm equipment manufacturers, and telecommunications companies in various reorganization proceedings, including commercial real estate, manufacturing, and wholesale and retail transactions.  Mr. Fanning is experienced in state court foreclosures and receiverships and other aspects of creditor-debtor litigation.  He also represents commercial and residential developers in all areas of their land use and development needs, including zoning and related needs, throughout eastern North Carolina.  Mr. Fanning's practice routinely involves appearances before city, government, and quasi-judicial boards and bodies.

Practice Groups
Creditors' Rights
Financial Institutions
Zoning and Land Use Planning

Practice Specialties
Bankruptcy
Collections
Lender Liability

Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1998

Court Admissions
All state courts in North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
United States Supreme Court

Education
J. D., Wake Forest University, 1998
B. A., University of North Carolina at Asheville, 1993

Memberships
American Bar Association
Boys & Girls Club of Pitt County (president 2008; board member 2005-present)
Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court
Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce (board of directors 2007-2008)
Kiwanis Club of University City (vice president 2003-2004; board member 2001-2004)
North Carolina Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs (board member)
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Bankruptcy (Bankruptcy Council 2005-2007); Zoning, Planning and Land Use

Publications
Creditors' Rights
Financial Institutions

 

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