[2] From 1978 to 2013, Fisher worked in private practice, the last 10 years as a partner at McCarter & English LLP.

His pro bono work has involved marriage equality, prison conditions, speedy criminal appeal rights, and strategic relationships of non-profit organizations.

[4] He has served as a member of the Governor's Commission on Judicial Reform,[5] as chairman of the Connecticut Commission on Judicial Compensation,[6] as co-chair of the Task Force to Improve Access to Legal Counsel in Civil Matters,[7] as a member of the Connecticut Eyewitness Identification Task Force,[8] and as a member of the Connecticut Judicial Branch Access to Justice Commission.

[12] He serves on the Federal Grievance Committee for the District of Connecticut[13] and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Open Communities Alliance.

[14] He is also a member of The Registry for Colleges and Universities, a source of interim leadership candidates in higher education.