Attorney Profile

John Edwin Fisher
20 N. Orange Avenue
Suite 1500
Orlando, Florida 32801

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Phone:

(407) 843-2111

E-mail:

Email Me

Fax:

(407) 422-1080

Web site:

http://www.fisherlawfirm.com

Areas of Practice	Education	Honors
Published Works	Affiliations	Representative Clients

Areas of Practice:: Business and Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Construction and Professional Malpractice

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Florida, 1965; U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1966; U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1981; U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981

Education:: Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 1965
LL.B.; Yale University, 1962
B.A.

Published Works:: "Comparative Negligence, Some Unanswered Questions", Insurance Law Journal, Nov., 1973; "Contribution", Comparative Negligence and Contribution in Florida, The Florida Bar, 1977

Representative Clients:: BIC Corporation; Supervision International; Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company; Kimberly Clark; Juices & Beverages, Inc.; Shaquille O'Neal

Honors and Awards:: Leading Florida Attorneys; Who's Who in American Law; Martindale-Hubbell's "AV" Rating; selected Florida Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Florida Board of Trial Advocates Eleven statewide chapters, 2004; The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2004 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: The Florida Bar, Board of Governors, 1988 - 1992; Member; The Florida Bar, Board of Governors, 1990 - 1992; Executive Committee; The Florida Bar, Board of Governors, 1990 - 1992; Program Evaluation Committee; The Florida Bar, Board of Governors, 1988 - 1991; Budget Committee; The Florida Bar, Candidate for President, 1993; The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, 1977 - 1978; Chairman; The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, 1976 - 1977; Chairman Elect; The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, 1975 - 1976; Secretary; The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, 1974 - 1983; Executive Council; Florida Bar Foundation, Lifetime Fellow; Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions, 1994 - 2000; Member; Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 2000 - 2004; Member; Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 2003; Vice Chair; Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 2004; Chairman; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Member; Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 1978; President; Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 1977; President Elect; Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 1976; Secretary/Treasurer; Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 1973 - 1975; Member, Board of Directors; Orange County Bar Association; Member; Orange County Bar Association, 1986 - 1987; President; Orange County Bar Association, 1985 - 1986; President Elect; Orange County Bar Association, 1982 - 1985; Executive Council; Orange County Bar Association Educational Fund, 1986 - 1987; President; Orange County Bar Foundation, 1985 - 1986; Member, Board of Directors; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Member; American Board of Trial Advocates; Member; Central Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates; Member; Central Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2002; President; Central Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2001; President Elect; American Bar Foundation, Lifetime Fellow; Florida Board of Trial Advocates, 2005 - 2006; Treasurer; Florida Board of Trial Advocates, 2006 - 2007; President-Elect; Florida Board of Trial Advocates, 2001 - Present; Member, Board of Directors

Past Employment Positions:: Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Partner, 1969 - 1984; Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Associate, 1965 - 1969

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