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    William H. Fields

    William H. Fields is Counsel in PK Law’s Education, Labor, and Employment Group. In his practice, Bill focuses on the representation of county school boards across Maryland, as well as representing private schools, higher education institutions, and private sector employers with employment and labor issues.  In special education matters, Bill represents boards in IEP meetings, due process hearings at the Office of Administrative Hearings, and appeals to the U.S. District Court.  Bill also handles tort claims for school systems, resolving claims through motions practice or negotiation.  He has broad experience in court, handling criminal defense, small claims, and insurance defense as well as appellate matters.  Bill is our in-house expert on the Maryland Public Information Act and also advises on the Health Insurance Portability and Affordability Act (HIPAA).

    Bill comes to PK Law after thirteen years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, advising senior management in the Maryland State Department of Education on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Maryland Public Information Act.  He also represented MSDE in state and federal court.  Bill went on to advise the Superintendent and Board of Trustees at the Maryland School for the Deaf on education, personnel, and intergovernmental issues.  As the Attorney General’s Designee on the School Safety Subcabinet, Bill worked closely with the State Superintendent and Secretaries of the Maryland Department of Health, Department of Disabilities and Maryland State Police to reduce health and safety risks to students, staff and visitors in Maryland schools.

    Prior to working as an Assistant Attorney General, Bill was an Assistant Public Defender in the Maryland Office of the Public Defender’s Parental Defense Division, and previously served as Staff Attorney with Disability Rights Maryland.

    Education


    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1997
    • New York University, B.F.A., 1989 cum laude 

    Bar Admissions


    • Maryland, 1998
    • United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2007
    • United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 2016

    Training


    • Health Care Compliance (Medicare, Medicaid, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Act, False Claims Act, EMTALA, HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance and HITECH), University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2020 (Certificate Candidate)
    • NAGTRI Trial Skills Training, Washington, D.C., 2011
    • National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Boulder, CO, 2009
    • Jury Trial Training, Maryland Office of the Public Defender, 2004
    • National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Training, Philadelphia, PA, 2002

    Awards


    • Outstanding Public Defender, Child in Need of Assistance Division, 2004
    • Public Interest Law Scholar, Georgetown University Law Center
    • Founder’s Day Award, Emerson Scholar, University Scholar, National Merit Scholar, New York University

    Additional Information


    • Member, Board of Trustees for the Maryland School for the Deaf

    William H. Fields

    Counsel
    wfields@pklaw.com
    410-740-3177
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    • Proposed Response For School Systems In Light Of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
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