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	Jerry Fischer Director

Mr. Fischer has served as Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control since he was confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 2000. On June 25, 2002, he was renominated by Governor James E. McGreevey and confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 2002.

Mr. Fischer has also served as an Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Litigation for the Department of Law and Public Safety's Division of Law since 1993. In this capacity, he was responsible for a wide range of litigation, handling and supervising cases related to civil rights, contract and tort litigation, insurance company liquidation and governmental liability. Mr. Fischer also has extensive knowledge on the Tort Claims Act and is a frequent lecturer on this topic.

From May 1995 to May 1996, Fischer served as senior associate counsel in the Office of the Counsel to the Governor. In this position, he was responsible for assisting in the supervision of the office, preparing legal documents and providing legal counsel to the Governor.

Mr. Fischer served as a senior deputy attorney general in charge of litigation from 1989 to 1993, where he was responsible for lawsuits handled by more than 300 attorneys. In 1981, he was appointed chief of the Claims Service Section, where he supervised 45 attorneys handling more than 3,000 cases. He began his career with the department in 1977, working as a deputy attorney general, following a clerkship with Appellate Division Judge, John W. Fritz. He also served as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Changes for more than 10 years.

A 1976 cum laude graduate of Seton Hall School of Law, Mr. Fischer received his bachelor's degree from Rutgers University, where he also earned advanced degrees in nuclear chemistry. He and his wife Paula have two children, David and Erica.


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