Paul L. Fields, Jr.

Paul L. Fields, Jr.

Atlanta, GA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023
Fields Howell LLP

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance

Biography

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.

Fields Howell LLP

7 Best Lawyers awards

Fields Howell LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Georgia, Juris Doctor, graduated 1988
  • Wake Forest University, B.A., graduated 1985
  • University of Georgia, Juris Doctor, graduated 1988
  • Wake Forest University, B.A., graduated 1985

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Awards:
  • Chambers USA Tier 1 (2021, 2022)

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