Background
Fisher, Bertram D. was born in 1928 in New York, New York, United States.
Fisher, Bertram D. was born in 1928 in New York, New York, United States.
University of Miami (Bachelor of Arts, 1949). Johns Hopkins University. Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, 1951).
Worked at Queller & Fisher (New York, New York) specializing in General Negligence. Trials and Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Drug Liability, Construction Liability, Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1951, New New York
1981, District of Columbia, United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court.
New York Law Journal Selection of The Best Negligence Lawyers, March 12, 1979. Company-Author: "Medical Malpractice and The Aged," NYLJ, November 24, 1987.
Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Lawyers Guild, 1988.
Past President, Jewish Lawyers Guild, 1984-1987. Dean, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. Lecturer: Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Cross Examination, Discovery, Neurology, Orthopedics, Demonstrative Evidence, Insurance Law, New York Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1975-1996.
Million Dollar Verdicts, New York County Lawyers, Association, 1983.
Jury Selection, Metropolitan Women"s Bar Association, 1983. Member, Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association, 1951.
Corresponding Secretary, 1979-1981, First Vice President, 1982-1983, Jewish Lawyers Guild. Member, New York Independent Judicial Screening Committee, 1982.
Recipient: Community Mayors Humanitarian Award 1995, presented by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
1997 "Manitoba of the Year" Award, Institute of Jewish Humanities. Manitoba of the Year Award, National Committee of the Furtherance of Jewish Education, 1984, 1986. Member, Board of Governors, National Conference for Furtherance of Jewish Education, 1985-1996.
Member, Board of Directors, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, 1986-1996.
Recipient, Merit Award, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1953.
Panelist, Medical Malpractice Panel of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings and County of New York, 1987-1991. Board of Directors, Community Mayors Association, State of New York, 1990-1996.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Brooklyn (Member: Judiciary Committee, 1987. Ethics Committee, 1978-1980. Supreme Court Committee, 1985-1989), Bronx County, New York State (Member: Ethics Committee, 1979-1980.
Negligence Law Section.
Committee on Toxic and Hazardous Substances. Trial Lawyers Section) and American Bar Associations.
The District of Columbia Bar. Metropolitan Women"s Bar Association.
New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Association.
Brooklyn and Manhattan Trial Counsel Association. New York County Lawyers Association (Member: Committee on Supreme Court, 1978-1991. Forum Committee, 1983.
New York City Corporation Counsel Advisory Committee, 1993).
New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1996. Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Tort Law Committee).
Lecturer, Negligence Law, 1975. Member, Judicial Screening Committee, 1978).
Association of Trial Lawyers of the City of New New York
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Network of Bar Leaders (Member, Joint Committee of Twenty Six New York Bar Associations, 1982-1989). American College of Legal Medicine (Associate-in-Law, 1986-1996).
Fellow, Roscoe Pound-American Trial Lawyers Foundation.
Queller & Fisher was founded in 1970 by Fred Queller and Bertram Doctorate. Fisher. From its inception, the firm has limited its practice to plaintiffs negligence, motor vehicle accidents, personal injury, wrongful death and lead poisoning cases, trials and appeals, medical malpractice, products liability, pharmaceutical, construction accidents (Labor Law) and railroad cases.
The firm"s practice is primarily as counsel to the profession. All partners and associates participate in professional association activities including lecturing in continuing legal education seminars and programs.
Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Lawyers Guild, 1988. Past President, Jewish Lawyers Guild, 1984-1987. Dean, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute.
Fellow, Roscoe Pound-American Trial Lawyers Foundation.