Fred Fielding | |
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White House Counsel | |
In office January 31, 2007 – January 20, 2009 |
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President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Harriet Miers |
Succeeded by | Greg Craig |
In office January 20, 1981 – May 23, 1986 |
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President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Lloyd Cutler |
Succeeded by | Peter Wallison |
Personal details | |
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
March 21, 1939
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Maria Dugger |
Education |
Gettysburg College (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Fred Fisher Fielding (born March 21, 1939) is an American lawyer, and held the office of White House Counsel for US Presidents Ronald Reagan , George W. Bush, deputy White House Counsel for Richard Nixon and counsel for current president Donald Trump.
Fielding was born in Philadelphia and raised in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania. Fielding attended Central Bucks High School West, graduated with honors from Gettysburg College, and then attended the University of Virginia School of Law.
He married Maria Dugger on October 21, 1967. They have two children: Adam and Alexandra.
Fielding was a senior partner at Wiley Rein LLP (formerly Wiley Rein & Fielding), a Washington, D.C. law firm. He has served the American government in a number of roles throughout his career.
In 2009, Fielding was brought on board as a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the Law Firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP where he specializes in White Collar Litigation & Government Investigations, Energy Regulatory, Environmental Counseling and Litigation, Congressional & Independent Commission Investigations, Washington Strategic Government Relations and Counseling, Corporate, and Litigation, Regulation and Investigations and Crisis Counseling.