Admitted in both Louisiana and Texas, Madeleine Fischer has represented clients in litigation for nearly 30 years and has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, most recently focusing her practice on the representation of policyholders in insurance coverage and claims handling disputes. She is board certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). Within the past several years, she has represented a major university, an oil and gas company, a railroad, and a manufacturer of industrial equipment in policyholder litigation. Much of the most recent coverage litigation arises out of Hurricane Katrina. Besides insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, her practice also extends to appellate practice, class actions, toxic torts, and products liability. 

Ms. Fischer is the past president of the New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel, a past board member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, and a past member of the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She is a vice chair of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Section on Tort Trial and Insurance Practice. She is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the CGL Reporter, a publication of the Insurance Risk Management Institute. Ms. Fischer contributes articles on insurance coverage to the CGL reporter and other publications. She served as the newsletter co-editor for the Toxic Tort & Environmental Law Subcommittee (American Bar Association Section on Tort Trial and Insurance Practice, 2003–2005), authored the products liability chapter of the Biannual Survey of Louisiana Law (Louisiana State Bar Association, 2003 and 2005), and edits the monthly Jones Walker Products Liability E*Zine. Additionally, she has spoken on insurance coverage law to victims of Hurricane Katrina and in other fora.

Ms. Fischer received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, cum laude, and her juris doctor degree from Tulane University Law School, where she was a member of the Tulane Law Review and served as Articles Editor.

Noteworthy

• Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Insurance Coverage (also listed in 2007) 
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.

News

• Fischer Appointed Vice-Chair of ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
• Fischer Presents at Appellate Practice for Trial Lawyers Seminar
• Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
• Fischer and Rosenquest Co-Author "Cumis" Paper
• Fischer to Speak at American Bar Association Convention
• Fischer Appointed to the Editorial Board of the CGL Reporter

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Presentations

• "A Detailed Look at Standard of Review, April 11, 2008
• "Examining the Tripartite Relationship Connecting the Policyholder, Carrier, and Defense Counsel", August 11, 2007

Publications

• "Can Insurers Recoup Defense Costs for Noncovered Claims?"
  CGL Reporter (Supp. 2007)
• "Cumis Counsel Made Easy: An Overview of a Policyholder's Right to Independent Counsel at the Expense of the Insurer"
  American Bar Association Section on Tort Trial & Insurance Practice, 2007 Annual Meeting, August 11, 2007
• "A Look at Flood Insurance and Successful Negotiating"
  Inside the Minds: Insurance Dispute Resolution Proceedings, Aspatore Books, 2007
• "Intangible Damages for Unimpaired Asbestos Claimants"
  Asbestos, HarrisMartin Publishing, March 2003

Memberships

• American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2008–2009; Member, Section on Tort Trial and Insurance Practice)
• CGL Reporter (Editorial Board, 2007 to date)
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Past Board Member)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel (Past President, 1996–1997)
• New Orleans Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas

Languages

• French