Dee Dee Fischer

“I strive to practice law at the highest possible level, which is what our clients are looking for - smart, organized, responsive, ethical representation.” 

-- Dee Dee Fischer, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Dee Dee concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation and appeals.  Dee Dee has handled a broad range of business torts and contract litigation, including partnership and shareholder disputes, construction and real estate litigation, healthcare disputes, intellectual property, unfair competition, mass torts, insurance litigation, and defamation litigation.

“I love the many facets of law -- philosophical, intellectual and practical.  The issues I deal with not only have crucial implications for my clients' businesses, but are also personally challenging and intellectually stimulating.  There aren't many careers about which that can be said.”

Prior to becoming an attorney, Dee Dee served in the United States Army as an intelligence analyst and an Arabic linguist.  She was awarded an ROTC scholarship to Georgetown University where she earned her degree in International Economics from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. 

Dee Dee earned her juris doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Miami Law Review.

From Dee Dee’s Case Files

Strengthening Relationships:  When a major Florida developer needed representation in a series of baseless personal injury and warranty claims filed against them, I was brought in to assist, and was ultimately called upon to act as liason with in-house counsel for all of the client’s cases with us.  The client was reassured knowing that we had one person overseeing the day-to-day operations of their case load and that we had all the angles covered.

The Value of Pro Bono Work - Helping a Child in Need:  When a young autistic boy, determined by the State of Florida to be in crisis, was nevertheless denied the disability services he so desperately needed, I successfully appealed the Administrative Hearing Officer’s actions to the Fifth District Court of Appeals.  The appellate court overruled in part, ordering that our client be given priority “crisis” consideration, on a month to month basis, for available funds.  Our client was granted the right to disability services the first month he was given priority consideration.

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Education

• University of Miami School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993
• Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., 1989

Bar Admissions & Memberships

• Florida, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Noteworthy

• Order of the Coif
• University of Miami Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1992-1993
• ROTC scholarship
• Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Army, 1983-1986
• U.S. Army Reserve, 1986-1998

Professional Affiliations

• The Florida Bar
• American Bar Association
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• American Civil Liberties Union, member

Community/Civic Involvement

• The Miami Bridge
• Arsht Performing Arts Center, Patron Charter Member
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Associate Member
• Miami Art Museum, Sustaining Member

Presentations & Publications

Bray v. Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic:  Women Under Siege, 47 U. Mia. L. Rev. 1415 (May 1993).