Bio
Michael A. Fisher is recognized by both his colleagues and judges as one of the top matrimonial attorneys in Orange County. He has been an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of California since 1988. Since Mr. Fisher began practicing law, he has dedicated 100 percent of his career to Family Law. He was certified as a specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization in 1994.
Mr. Fisher has been named regularly in Super Lawyers Magazine as among the top attorneys in Orange County area since 2004.
Mr. Fisher completed one of the top rated mediation training programs in the United States-a six day training program offered by the Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, “Mediating the Litigated Case.”
Since 2015 Mr. Fisher has dedicated his practice to working as a Family Law Mediator.
Education
- Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California
- J.D. – 1988
- Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
- Master of Science in Teaching, Mathematics – 1975
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- B.A., Mathematics – 1971
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 2005 – 2022
- Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1994 – Present
Certified Legal Specialties
- Family Law, California State Bar – Board of Legal Specialization
Areas of Practice
- 100% Family Law
Bar Admissions
- California, 1988
Honors & Awards
- Super Lawyers, 2004, 2006 – 2013, 2015 – 2023.
Published Works
- Family Law, Financial Discovery, Chapter 2: Roles of Informal Discovery and Disclosure in Obtaining Financial Information, C.E.B., 2008
