J. Michael Fields

120 West Fire Tower Road
Winterville, North Carolina 28590
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P: 252.215.4026
F: 252.215.4077
jmf@wardandsmith.com

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 8088
Greenville, North Carolina
27835-8088

Mr. Fields' practice encompasses a broad range of business law matters. He represents closely-held businesses and their owners on such issues as the formation of business entities, financing transactions, and the merger, acquisition, and sale of businesses. Mr. Fields also counsels hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers on regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters. Additionally, he advises banks, automobile finance companies, shopping center owners, homeowners' associations, and suppliers in the agricultural and construction industries on financing transactions, workouts, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and collections.

Practice Groups
Business
Health Care
Creditors' Rights
Community Associations
Agribusiness

Practice Concentration
Bankruptcy
Business Transactions
Collections
Contract Negotiation and Drafting
Foreclosures
Loan Workouts
Health Care Regulatory Issues

Admitted to Practice
North Carolina, 1991
All state courts in North Carolina

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina

Education

J.D., honors, The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1991. North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.

B.S., Business Administration, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988

Professional and Community Affiliations

American Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Health Law

American Health Lawyers Association

Arendell Parrott Academy (board of trustees 2005-present)

Kiwanis Club of University City (president 2004-2005)

North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Health Law

North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys

Publications

Agribusiness