Experienced Florida Trial Lawyer, Mediator and Arbitrator
Carey M. Fischer
Founder
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 954.524.3553
Areas of practice
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- Business litigation
- Personal injury
- Wrongful death
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- Professional negligence
- Mediation
- Arbitration
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Admitted to practice
- Florida, 1975
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Awards and honors
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Trial Lawyer of the Year- Fort Lauderdale Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Roger Sorino Memorial Award, awarded to an outstanding graduating senior- U.M. School of Law
- Iron Arrow – highest honor for service to university
Education
- University of Miami, J.D., 1975
- Tulane University, B.A., 1972
Professional memberships
- Broward County Bar Association
Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1977 – 1978
Chairman, Publications Committee, 1979 – 1980
Co-Chairman, Public Relations Committee, 1988 – 1990
Co-Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1990 – 1992
Committee on Judicial Administration Selection and Tenure, 1995 – 1997
Medical-Legal Committee, 1997 – 2002
Co-Chair, 1998 – 1999
Professional Responsibility Committee, 2000 – 2011
Bench and Bar Committee, 2009-2011
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
Committee on Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure, 1990 – 1994
- Broward Justice Association (formerly Broward County Trial Lawyers Association)
Board of Directors, 1984 – present
Chairman, Case Evaluation Committee, 1986
Treasurer, 1987 – 1988
Secretary, 1988 – 1989
Vice President, 1989 – 1990
President, 1990 – 1991
- Fee Arbitration Panel, 17th Judicial Circuit, 1992 – 1994
- Board of Directors, University of Miami Law Alumni Association, 1991 – 1994
- Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
- American Association for Justice (formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- President, Fort Lauderdale Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2010
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators
- Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
Certifications
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
- Qualified Arbitrator
Biography
- Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio
- Resident of South Florida since 1972
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