David S. Fischer

David S. Fischer serves as chief counsel for the Commercial, Trusts & Estates, and Real Estate Departments at Fischer and Burstein P.C. in New York. He represents individuals and businesses in residential and commercial property transactions, contracts, corporate matters, and estate proceedings. His work extends from negotiating real estate closings to advising organizations on governance and agreements affecting ongoing commercial operations.

Fischer earned his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2005 and a B.A., with honors, from Queens College of the City University of New York. His legal studies support a practice involving transactional documentation, court proceedings, and the relationship between property and business rights. He joined Fischer and Burstein in 2005 and has since worked across several connected areas of civil law.

His commercial work includes international joint ventures, financing arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, and business contracts. In Surrogate’s Court, he has handled estate administration, ancillary probate, lost-will matters, accounting contests, and kinship proceedings. He has also assisted clients with recovering missing or unclaimed assets and has drafted and advised on hundreds of wills and estate-planning documents.

Fischer provides pro bono legal services to community and religious organizations and participates in several bar associations. He has written legal articles and spoken publicly about identity theft. His admissions include New York, New Jersey, several federal courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. David S. Fischer combines property, corporate, and estate experience to address transactions and disputes involving overlapping legal interests.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Fischer and Burstein, P.C.
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section)
• Member, Queens County Bar Association (Surrogate’s Court, Estates and Trusts Section)
• Member, New York County Lawyer’s Association
• Member, Wills and Trusts Panel of the New York City Bar Legal Referral Service

Licensed State

• New York
• New Jersey

Education

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Queens College (CUNY)
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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