Lacy M. Fields

Lacy Fields works with corporate clients and start-ups in commercial litigation, contract disputes, products liability, environmental issues, and community outreach initiatives. . She has experience with all stages of litigation, from resolving disagreements without the need for a formal lawsuit, to filing motions and cross-examining witnesses, to proceeding to trial. She has a practical approach to litigation, focusing on strategy and efficiency to help her clients obtain the best outcomes as quickly as possible.

Recently, she has:

• Obtained a nearly half-million dollar judgment—and collected it despite all odds – against a large institution on behalf of a medical services client.
• Set aside a nearly one-million dollar judgment entered against a franchisor client.
• Secured a significant settlement in a fraud case involving a defendant and assets who were difficult to locate and secure.
• Obtained a very favorable settlement for a court-appointed client in an “impossible” civil rights case.

Lacy’s background includes a broad range of practice areas, which she credits for her creative approach to solving her clients’ problems. Before focusing on commercial work and corporate clients, Lacy spent years representing plaintiffs in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. This working knowledge of the “other side” allows her to anticipate her opponents’ strategies. She has experience in government as well, having served as a Missouri Assistant Attorney General, which included work as a special prosecutor. During law school, Lacy interned for both the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office and the Missouri State Public Defender system. She spent three months living and working in Durban, South Africa, through Washington University Law School’s well-respected International Legal Aid program. Her education prior to law school focused on the sciences, particularly human biology. This background makes Lacy particularly strong in scientific and medical defense cases.

Outside of work, Lacy volunteers her time in a way that reflects her commitment to strengthening the St. Louis region. She is a mediator with Community Mediation Services of St. Louis. In that role, she has mediated and moderated high-profile matters such as Ferguson's police-community dialogues. She works with a number of groups that are dedicated to the revitalization of our North City neighborhoods.