Background
Fischer, Gordon R. was born on November 24, 1964 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Fischer, Gordon R. was born on November 24, 1964 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
University of Iowa (Bachelor of Arts, 1991). Southern Illinois University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1994). Spoken languages: German.
Worked at Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, Professional Corporation (Des Moines, Iowa) specializing in General Civil Practice, including Litigation, Insurance, Corporation, Commercial, Probate, Taxation, Real Estate, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Public Utility, Workers" Compensation, Motor Carrier and Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1994, Iowa. Law Clerk, Honorable Maynard J.V. Hayden, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1994-1995.
Author: "Propriety of Using Prior Conviction for Drug Dealing to Impeach Witness In Criminal Trial," 37 A.L.R. 5th 319 (1996).
"Civil Attorney Can Successfully Handle Criminal Cases," Barrister Magazine, Winter, 1996. "Using Battered Child Syndrome Evidence," Barrister Magazine, Winter, 1995.
"The Problem of Missing Evidence," In Brief Magazine, January-February 1997. "Number Such Thing As Bad Publicity?: The Requirement of "Publicity" in Invasion of Privacy Claims," In Brief Magazine, November-December 1996.
Monthly Columnist, The Iowa Lawyer Magazine, 1996.
Member: Polk County (Chair, Membership Committee), Iowa State (Company-Chair, Elder Law Committee, 1994) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Law Section, 1994. Chair, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Committee, 1994) Bar Associations. Iowa Defense Counsel Association.
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee).
History and Management: The firm has been providing legal services for nearly a century and is recognized in the State for its stability and steady growth. The firm is administered by a four person Management Committee working with a professional office administrator.
Member: Polk County (Chair, Membership Committee), Iowa State (Company-Chair, Elder Law Committee, 1994) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Law Section, 1994. Chair, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Committee, 1994) Bar Associations. Iowa Defense Counsel Association.
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee).