120 West Fire Tower Road
Winterville, North Carolina 28590
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Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 8088
Greenville, North Carolina
27835-8088

Paul A. Fanning


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. 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 telecommunications companies and 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
Community Associations
Financial Institutions
Zoning and Land Use Planning

Practice Concentration
Bankruptcy
Collections
Lender Liability

Admitted to Practice
North Carolina, 1998
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

Honors and Distinctions*
"Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2006-2008, 2010
"Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2009-2010

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

Professional and Community Affiliations
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 2007-2009)

Kiwanis Club of University City (vice president 2003-2004; board member 2001-2004)

North Carolina Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs (board of directors 2007-2009)

North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Bankruptcy (Bankruptcy Council 2005-2007); Zoning, Planning and Land Use


Publications

Creditors' Rights
Buying Assets from a Bankrupt Company

Collecting Your Due

Collecting Your Due II — Minimize the Risk of Lo$$

Financial Institutions

Zoning and Land Use Planning

 

*Please see the following websites for an explanation of the standards of membership for the listings above: www.businessnc.com/legalelite and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.

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