Scott Mitchell Fischer

Partner

Scott Mitchell Fischer has been a valuable member of the Gordon & Partners team for over 20 years. Prior to joining the firm decades ago, Scott spent several years working as a defense lawyer, which gave him the unique opportunity to learn how the other side operates before switching sides.

Scott is a competitor by nature. He is well known for passionately and aggressively advocating for the rights of his clients, including victims of nursing home abuse and neglect, hospital negligence, assisted living facility negligence, and victims of serious motor vehicle accidents. Scott handles cases all across the state of Florida.

Scott has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. His victories include a nine million dollar settlement against a trucking company for causing a car accident, a six million dollar verdict against an assisted living facility, a five million dollar settlement against a hospital, and multiple verdicts against nursing homes of over a million dollars.

The defense industry is well aware of Scott’s abilities so they often try to settle his cases to avoid facing him in Court. When Scott’s cases do not settle out of Court, he is always well-prepared to obtain justice for his clients at trial.

One of the biggest signs of neglect at health care facilities is bedsores. Scott has successfully resolved countless bedsore cases by settlement, binding arbitration, and jury trials. In 2023, Scott obtained a $2,300,000 jury verdict against a nursing home in Gainesville, Florida for the development of a bedsore. Part of Scott’s closing argument from that bedsore case can be seen in this video:

Scott recently conducted a three-week jury trial against an assisted living facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida for the wrongful death of a 97-year-old woman. The trial resulted in a record verdict for a person of such advanced age, with the jury awarding six million dollars. Below is a video of a news story regarding the six million dollar verdict:

Another major sign of neglect at healthcare facilities are falls. Scott has successfully resolved countless cases involving falls by settlement, binding arbitration, and jury trials, including a recent jury trial he won in West Palm Beach, Florida against a hospital where Scott’s client fell out of a hospital bed and suffered a broken hip. The jury awarded over $900,000 to Scott’s client. Part of Scott’s closing argument from that fall case can be seen in this video:

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities often avoid jury trials by having families unknowingly sign arbitration agreements as part of the resident admission process. Hospitals can also avoid jury trials by taking advantage of Florida statutes that force arbitration. Scott fights just as hard for his clients in arbitration as he does in Court and he has obtained arbitration awards totaling millions of dollars. Scott also helped establish that binding arbitrations are not confidential and in 2024 Scott brought the first ever binding arbitration case that was broadcast on the Courtroom View Network. In that case, Scott obtained an arbitration award of over $625,000 on behalf of a 95-year-old dementia patient. Part of Scott’s closing argument from the binding arbitration can be seen here:

Scott is also competitive outside of the courtroom. He challenges himself with strenuous conditioning that includes running, swimming, boxing, and weight training. Scott believes his clients are best represented by a lawyer who is both mentally and physically strong, empowering him to be laser-focused on winning cases.

Scott has handled many high-profile cases. Below are videos from a few of Scott’s cases that were publicized in the news media as well as links to numerous articles from some of Scott’s notable lawsuits and verdicts.