Debra J. Fischman
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.
Recognized since 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Ms. Fischman is a member of the Association of Women Attorneys; Louisiana State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section; New Orleans Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; and Bar Association of the United States of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has been admitted to practice in the State of Louisiana since 1978 and she has additionally been admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Contact & Links
Location
- 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
New Orleans, LA 70112
Education
- Tulane University , J.D., graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
Affiliations
- Anti-Defamation League, 2008 - Present - Regional Board Member
- Association of Women Attorneys - Member
- Bar Association of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Jewish Children Regional Service, 2004 - 2010 - Board Member
- Jewish Community Center, 1994 - 1996 - Board Member
- Louisiana Bar Foundation, 2008 - Present - Fellow
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- St. George's Episcopal School, Board of Development, 2000 - 2003 - Member
22 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
3 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus
- COVID-19
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2012
- Martindale Hubbell - Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, 2011
- Louisiana Super Lawyer, 2010-2012
- Chambers and Partners: Labor and Employment Law, 2010-2012
- CityBusiness Women of the Year, 2010
Williams vs. Recovery School District
--- F.Supp.2d ----, 2012 WL 893421, E.D.La. (2012)Orleans Parish School Bd. v. Lexington Ins. Co.
76 So.3d 592, 2011 WL 4582442, 275 Ed. Law Rep. 492, 2011-0009 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2011)Phillips v. Louisiana State Office of Governor
433. Fed.Appx. 235, 2011 WL 2847452, C.A.5 (La.) (2011)Trahan v. Drury Hotels Co., LLC
F.Supp.2d, 2011 WL 2470982, E.D.La., June 20, 2011 (2011)Becker v. Murphy Oil Corp.
---So.3d---, 2011 WL 2164151, 2010-1519 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2011)Orleans Parish School Bd. v. Pastorek
56 So.3d, 2011 WL 193455, 2010-1709 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2011)Versai Management Corporation, d/b/a Versailles Arms Apartments v. Clarendon America Insurance Company
et al, 08-30874 (C.A. 5 2010)Flettrich v. Touro Infirmary
13 So.3d 1196, 2009 WL 1464966, 2007-1621 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2009)Marshall ex rel. minor children v. Air Liquide-Big Three, Inc.
2 So.3d 541, 2008 WL 5263857, 2008-0668 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2008)Omega Center for Pain Management, L.L.C. v. Omega Institute of Health, Inc.
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