Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with distinction, 1994; J.D., 1997)

Memberships:
North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Wake County Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; Susie Sharp Inn of Court

Practice Areas:
Medical malpractice defense; insurance coverage and professional liability; appellate practice; insurance defense litigation; automobile liability

Email:  sfountain@ymwlaw.com

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Direct Dial:  919-719-6030

Direct Fax:  919-582-2532

Susan T. Fountain is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina.  She is a 1994 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction, in Political Science with a minor in History.  She received her J.D. from the University of North Carolina’s School of Law in 1997.  Upon graduation, she clerked for Chief Judge Gerald Arnold at the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Since joining Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P., Ms. Fountain has practiced in the areas of medical malpractice and general liability.  She has represented physicians in various specialties including interventional radiology, obstetrics and gynecology, plastic surgery, general surgery and critical care, in addition to defending nursing homes.  Ms. Fountain has also represented individuals across the state in defending against personal injury claims.

Ms. Fountain has been selected for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers¹ “Rising Stars” edition by peer evaluation in the medical malpractice defense area in 2012.  No more than 2.5 percent of North Carolina attorneys are named to the Rising Stars list.

She is a member of the NC State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Wake County Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute.  Her bar activities have included serving as a past chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division Citizenship Education Committee.

Ms. Fountain enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters, the beach, travel, tennis, and golf.

¹Selection criteria located at www.superlawyers.com.  

Appellate Practice, Automobile Liability/UIM, Coverage Litigation, General Liability, Legal Liability and Partnership Issues, Medical Malpractice