John W. Nields Jr.
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John W. Nields Jr. (born September 24, 1942) is a lawyer who was chief counsel for the
House Committee investigating the Iran–Contra affair
.
Early life and education
Nields was born in New York City in 1942. His father John Sr. was a lawyer for Cahill Gordon & Reindel; his mother was named Lila.[1] Nields graduated from Yale University in 1964. He received a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1967.[2]
Career and politics
In 1969, he was
income tax evasion
.
He was co-chair of
Covington and Burling[3] in Washington, D.C.
He is married to Gail Tenney Nields.Nerissa Franklin Nields, also a Yale alumna, married in 1990.[6]
See also
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ a b "Biographies – John W. Nields Jr". Covington & Burling LLP. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ISBN 978-0-393-32434-1.
- ^ a b "Miss Nields Wed To David Jones". The New York Times. June 24, 1990. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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