Jeremy R. Fischer

Attorney

Current Position

Group Leader - Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Drummond Woodsum
Portland, ME 04101-2480
USA

Education

University of Michigan, B.A., summa cum laude
University of Maine School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude

Admissions (state and federal)

Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
First Circuit Court of Appeals
First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of Michigan

Professional Career

Maine State House of Representatives, Member (2002-2008)
Bernstein Shur, Portland, ME (2008-2013)
Drummond Woodsum, Portland, ME (2013-present)

Recognition

American Bankruptcy Institute, Board of Directors (2022-present)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 40 Under 40 Award (2017)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Publication Award (2018)
Chambers USA - Maine, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Band 1 (2008-present)
Best Lawyers - Maine, Bankruptcy Attorney of the Year (2023)

Publications

ABI Quick Evidence Manual (2nd Ed.) (2018)
Freer and Clearer Sales: Using § 363(f) to Strip Non-Traditional Interests from Distressed Assets, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 16-17, 64 (Sep. 2017)
Protecting Present Value: Do Extended Plan Payments Require Periodic Adjustments to the Till Cramdown Interest Rate?, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 16-17 (Jul. 2017)
Bankers Beware: Post-Discharge Guaranty Might be an Invalid Reaffirmation Agreement that Violates Discharge Injunction, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 38-39, 70 (May 2017)
Double-Dipping in Delaware: Friedman’s, Quantum Foods, and Beyond, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 34-35, 77 (Oct. 2016)
The Missing Page of the Playbook: “Blocking Directors” Can’t Escape Fiduciary Duty, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 12, 58-59 (Aug. 2016)
Involuntary Judgment Creditors Beware: 1st Cir. Peeks Behind State Court Judgment for Bona Fide Dispute, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 30, 61-62 (May 2016)
GTAT: Noninsider Retention Plans Subject to Heightened Scrutiny, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 24-25 (Oct. 2015)
“Bankruptcy Remote” Does not Mean “Bankruptcy Proof,” Am. Bar Ass’n – Bankr. & Insolvency Litig. Comm. (Fall 2014)
A Bankruptcy Submission Hold, Am. Bar Ass’n – Bankr. & Insolvency Litig. Comm. (Spring 2011)
Exercise the Power, Play by the Rules: Why Popular Exercise of Legislative Power in Maine Should be Constrained by Legislative Rules, 61 Me. L. Rev. 504-520 (2009)

Presentations

Bankruptcy Litigation (ABI Northeast Conference, 2024)
Revisiting Evidence in Bankruptcy with the Authors of the ABI Quick Evidence Manual (ABI Litigation Committee Webinar, 2024)
Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law & Practice (Maine Inn of Court, 2022)
Chapter 11 Practice in New Hampshire (NH Bar Association, 2022)
Witness Preparation (ABI Winter Leadership Conference, 2020)
New World Orders: Post-COVID Practice (ABI Northeast Conference, 2020)
The Continued Use of Blocking Directors and Managers in Bankruptcy-Related Transactions (ABI Winter Leadership Conference, 2019)
Emerging Leaders Program (ABI Northeast Conference, 2019)
The Most Important Bankruptcy Cases Ever (ABI Annual Spring Meeting, 2018)
Litigation: Expert Cross-Examination (ABI Northeast Conference, 2017)
Bankruptcy Changes in a Changing Bankruptcy Landscape (Maine State Bar Association, 2017)
Complex Commercial Valuation (ABI Northeast Conference, 2015)