Atty. Paul L. Fields, Jr.
Paul L. Fields, Jr. represents domestic and international insurers, leading Fields Howell’s first-party property team as a respected attorney with over thirty years of experience.
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Paul L. Fields, Jr. is a business, litigation, and insurance attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Fields Howell LLP. Educated at University of Georgia (—, 1988) and Wake Forest University (B.A., 1985). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Insurance (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Paul L. Fields, Jr. represents domestic and international insurers, leading Fields Howell’s first-party property team as a respected attorney with over thirty years of experience
- In addition to leading the first-party property team, Paul does significant work in the areas of casualty and complex litigation
- Over the years, Paul has tried over thirty jury trials, handling extensive and complicated bench trials and arbitrations
- In recent years, Paul has been lead counsel in three successful multi-million dollar class-action lawsuits
- Committed to his clients, he argued before appellate courts and had them reverse trial court decisions on several occasions, and he continues to handle various complicated matters
- Time and again, Paul has been elected by his peers for various awards and recognitions
- Paul is recognized by Chambers USA in the area of Insurance Law in Georgia (2021, 2022) and he maintains an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell® for his high level of professional excellence and outstanding ethics
- He has also been ranked among the top 5% of lawyers in Georgia by Super Lawyers® for the last eleven consecutive years
- In 2016, Paul won the Client Choice Award, presented by the International Law Office and Lexology, in the insurance category
- Paul is also a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel
- He continues to provide the highest level of client service and legal representation to all of his clients
- Currently, Paul serves as counsel to a group dealing with property and casualty insurance issues in the London insurance market
- He received his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Georgia in 1988
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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