Ellen Anne Fischer
Senior Counsel at Arciero McMillan & Burgess, PC
Medical malpractice defense, personal injury and appellate attorney Ellen A. Fischer has extensive experience in state appellate and motion practice. She also is well versed in mental hygiene law, including involuntary retention and medication hearings; federal motion practice; defense of physicians in civil rights actions by prisoners; and defense of premises liability actions.
Mrs. Fischer graduated with honors from Binghamton University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and General Literature. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law in 1993. She has more than twenty-five years of experience as an attorney.
Mrs. Fischer has practiced primarily as a medical malpractice defense attorney since 1998. She joined Arciero McMillan & Burgess, PC in 2024.
Mrs. Fischer is a member of the New York State Bar Association, where she serves on the Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules. She is also a member of the Women’s Bar Association of New York (Mid-Hudson Chapter). Mrs. Fischer is admitted to practice in all New York State Courts and in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- State Appellate and Motion Practice
- Mental Hygeine Law
- Federal Motion Practice
- Defense of Physicians in Civil Rights Actions
- Defense of Premises Liability
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 2597938
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- State University of New York - Binghamton
- Honors: Graduated with honors
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- Villanova University School of Law
- J.D. (1993)
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- Included on the list of Top Lawyers
- Hudson Valley Magazine
- Ellen A. Fischer has been included in Hudson Valley Magazine’s list of TOP LAWYERS for the practice of Appellate Law. Inclusion in the list is based on responding lawyers in the region. The list is compiled by an online peer-voting and internet research process.
- Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys
- AM Best
- Sholes & Miller has qualified for a profile in Best’s Insurance Professional Resources. Sholes & Miller’s profile as a Qualified Member in Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys shows that they are client-recommended and verified by AM Best, with a history of client satisfaction and a proven track record in the insurance and claims industry. AM Best is a global credit rating agency headquartered in New Jersey, specializing in the insurance industry.
- Included on the list of Top Lawyers
- Hudson Valley Magazine
- Ellen A. Fischer was included on the list of Top Lawyers for the practice of Appellate Law. Hudson Valley Magazine contracted with DataJoe Research to facilitate an online peer-voting process paired with an internet research process to create the list of Top Lawyers in the Hudson Valley.
- Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys
- AM Best
- Sholes & Miller has qualified for a profile in Best’s Insurance Professional Resources. Sholes & Miller’s profile as a Qualified Member in Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys shows that they are client-recommended and verified by AM Best, with a history of client satisfaction and a proven track record in the insurance and claims industry. AM Best is a global credit rating agency headquartered in New Jersey, specializing in the insurance industry.
- Women's Bar Association of the State of New York
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- New York State Bar # 2597938
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- Arciero McMillan & Burgess, PC
