ATTORNEY PROFILES

Morris E. Fischer concentrates his practice in employment and business law. This April, he will be starting his fifteenth year of practice and has a wealth of unique and diversified experience. Early in his legal training, Mr. Fischer had the opportunity to clerk for New York State Supreme Court Justice Kenneth D. Molloy, where he obtained a bird's eye view of the legal system which has enriched his practice to this very day. Following that experience, he litigated hundreds of civil cases during his five years of New York practice, culminating in working for the President of the New York State Trial Lawyers' Association. Possessing both a legal degree from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg School of Law in Long Island, New York and an accounting degree from Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business. Mr. Fischer has used his education to focus on the client's true needs while providing tough, aggressive and vigorous representation.

Mr. Fischer has over 14 years of relevant litigation experience and utilizes his breadth of experience and extensive knowledge to guide the firm in providing the highest quality representation possible to our clients. Mr. Fischer has tried cases in New York, Washington, DC, Maryland, Texas, and most recently, Mississippi, where he and local counsel obtained a successful $870,000.00 federal jury verdict.

Passion, concern for the client and battling Goliaths are the kinds of qualities that Mr. Fischer utilizes on a daily basis to fight and achieve justice for his clients. Tough, aggressive and vigorous litigation are the techniques he lives by to achieve results in a timely fashion.

Sample of Major Cases Handled

• Yvonne Glover v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Matter No. 558/05
• Yvonne Glover v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Case #1:10-cv-00007-LJB (full reinstatement, back pay and attorney fees for wrongfully terminated federal employee)
• Texeira v. United States Postal Service, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 4335 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 28, 2008) (Successful appeal vacating the M.S.P.B.'s final decision of discipline)
• Welch v. U.S.P.S. ( discrimination and M.S.P.B. case, resulting in a $162,000.00 settlement)
• Mosbriantanha v. Patchlink, Corp. (discrimination case resulting in a confidential settlement)
• Shirmohammadi v. Patchlink, Corp. (discrimination case resulting in a confidential settlement)
• Hitchcock v. Atlantic Southeast Airlines, (wrongful termination, resulting in $870,000.00 trial verdict)
• Reddick v. Haulette, Inc. (unpaid sales commissions claim, confidential settlement)
• Christine Miller v. Countrywide Home Loans, (Sexual harassment case resulting in confidential settlement (see client testimonial))

In addition to employment litigation, Mr. Fischer has reviewed, drafting and negotiated hundreds of employment contracts as well as many high dollar sales commission agreements, separation agreements, employee handbooks and offer letters. He provides clients the necessary confidence to navigate the challenging waters of job change.

Mr. Fischer has published the following works: Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law, Why Shrink Wrap Licensing Agreements Should Be Enforceable Against Software Users Knowledgeable of Their Existence, Volume 12, 1998 and Contract Actions, Debt Collection, Your Guide to Making People Pay Up, Baltimore City Bar Association, Education Committee (2001). Mr. Fischer was also featured in the New York Post in an article, Girl Crazy, Did Donald Do Stacie J. Wrong? New York Post, September 28, 2004. Other articles he has published include the following:

• When Is a Sales Commission Legally Earned?
• Critical Strategies in Maximizing Damages Awarded At a Jury Trial or at Mediation
• Legal Considerations When Accepting a Draw
• The ADA Does Not Protect Persons With Bipolar Disorder in the Fourth Circuit 

He is admitted to the state courts of Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia, Mr. Fischer is also admitted in the following District Courts, United States District Court, District of Columbia, United States District Court, District of Maryland; United States District Court, Southern District of New York; United States District Court, Eastern District of New York; The United States Court of Federal Claims; The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Armed Services; The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and The Supreme Court of the United States.