North Carolina license and practice

Michael Fields is admitted to practice law in North Carolina and is an Active member of the North Carolina State Bar (North Carolina State Bar #18170, admitted 08/23/1991). Verify the current individual Bar record in the North Carolina State Bar Membership Directory at portal.ncbar.gov/Verification/search.aspx before hiring an attorney.

Michael Fields is an attorney at Ward and Smith, P.A. in Greenville, North Carolina, where he leads the firm’s Health Care practice, counseling physicians, hospitals and other health care providers on regulatory, compliance and transactional matters. He also advises closely held businesses and banks on finance matters and handles bankruptcy and creditors’ rights work. He earned his law degree with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1991 and was admitted to practice in North Carolina the same year. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers for banking and finance law and for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights.

Matters this legal field covers

Health care legal work may cover regulatory compliance, transactional matters for physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, physician practice issues and related business matters. Bring the contracts, correspondence and any regulatory notices to your first call, and ask about the timeline and fees that apply to your matter.

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