Joseph M. Fischer

Member, Moot Court Team. Author: "Self Defense Under the Michigan Revised Criminal Code," 14 Wayne Law Review 833-847, 1968; "Overview of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 for the General Practitioner," 18 Inter Alia, No. 2 at 6-8, June, 1980, excerpted in 48 Detroit Lawyer No. 2 at 6-7, 21 April-May, 1980. Co-Author: "A Nuts and Bolts Approach to The New Bankruptcy Code," Oakland County Bar Association, April 1981; "Representing a Distressed Business," C.L.E. Seminar, Oakland County Bar Association, November 1982. Lecturer and Co-Author: "Professional Compensation 330 +20/20=?," Federal Bar Association, 1992; Lecturer and Co-Author: "Protection of Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in Michigan," National Business Institute, Inc., 1992. Author and Lecturer: "Financially Troubled Auto Suppliers: Bankruptcy and Workout Strategies, Business Bankruptcy Committee," ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, 1997; "Case Study: Auto Industry Supplier," Annual Conference on Corporate Reorganizations, Renaissance American Management/Beard Group, September, 1999. Panel Moderator: "The Restructuring/Turnaround Scenario - How To Avoid It; How To Survive It," University of Michigan Business School, Financial Strategies In The Changing Economic Climate: Preparing For Recovery, May 2002. Author and Moderator: "The 2003 Auto Parts Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Forum." Proven Tactics for the Trenches and Distressed Company Transactions, Northstar Conferences, LLC, November 2003. Author and Lecturer, "How to Work with OEM's, Deal Structuring & Workouts/Global Automotive Discussion," Lansing, Michigan, February 2004. Panelist, "Accommodation Agreements," Turnaround Management Association Panel Discussion, February 2004. Co-Author: "Back to Basics: Fundamental Contract Strategies and Remedies in the Age of Economic Armageddon," The Journal, Spring 2009. Selected, The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2009 editions, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights. Selected, "Michigan Super Lawyers," 2006-2009.