Bennett Fisher

Partner

Bennett.Fisher@lewisbrisbois.com

Bennett G. Fisher is a partner in the Houston office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. Bennett specializes in all areas of commercial litigation, commercial transactions, and business bankruptcy. He has also litigated in tax court. He represents clients in industries as diverse as medical services, real estate development, restaurants, construction, sports, and media.

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • Complex Business & Commercial Litigation
  • Bankruptcy & Insolvency
  • Tax
  • Bank Default Response Team

Associations

  • Texas Bar Association
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Entertainment & Sports Law Section of the Houston Bar Association, Executive Council Member, Past President

Professional Presentations

  • Tulane Law School: Adjunct Faculty for Inter-session (2012 to present); Presenter, Lecturer re Negotiation techniques & ethics
  • Presented numerous seminars involving Bankruptcy Law and Procedure, National Business Institute - Houston, Texas, 2002-2007
  • Presented seminars involving limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships in Texas, National Business Institute - Houston, Texas, 1999-2004

Education

Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana

Juris Doctor, 1981

  • President, First Year Class
  • Phi Delta Phi Legal Honorary

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Bachelor of Science in General Management with an emphasis in Accounting, 1978

Pro Bono & Philanthropy

  • Leukemia Society of America (Gulf Coast Chapter)
    • Board Member, 1984-2008
    • President, 2006
    • Vice-President, 1988-1989, 2004
    • Treasurer, 1987-1988
    • Member of Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
    • Chairman of Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament and Dinner/ Auction, 1989-2007
  • Houston Junior Aeros Hockey Association
    • First Vice President, Board Member, and General Counsel, 2001-2008
    • Chairman of Bylaws Committee
  • Variety Clubs International
    • Board Member, 1997-2001
    • Treasurer, 1999-2000
    • President of Tent 34 located in Houston, Texas, 1997
  • Combined Health Appeal
    • President, 1991-1993
    • Board of Trustees
  • Houston Senior Baseball Association
    • General Counsel, 1990-1999
  • Houston Senior Basketball Association
    • Founder and Commissioner, 1994
  • Men’s Senior Baseball League
    • National Organization: Board of Directors and General Counsel, 1993-present
  • YMCA ACEP
    • Basketball Head Coach, 1989-2008
    • Head Coach and Assistant for Soccer and Baseball and Youth Hockey, 1988-2008