Background
Nields was born in New York City in 1942. His father John Senior was a lawyer for Cahill Gordon & Reindel. His mother was named Lila.
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Nields graduated from Yale University in 1964.
Career
He received a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1967. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1969–1974), senior law clerk for Supreme Court justice Byron R. White (1974–1977). He was the chief prosecutor in the trial of West. Mark Felt and Edward South. Miller in 1980.
In 1987, he was chief counsel for the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran.
lieutenant investigated the Iran-Contra scandal, and he interrogated witnesses such as Oliver North. In 1999, he represented Webster Hubbell, who pled guilty to charges of fraud and income tax evasion.
He was co-chair of white-collar defense practice at the Howrey firm. In 2012, he was of counsel at Covington and Burling in Washington, District of Columbia He owns a house in McLean, Virginia, together with Gail T. Nields.
His political contributions in 2008 were all to Democratic candidates or organizations.
Federal Election Commission records show contributions 2002–2012, all to Democrats, as were Gail Nields"s 2007–2011.
Membership
In 1969, he was admitted to the New York Bar. He is also a member of the District of Columbia Barometer
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