Sholes & Miller, PLLC is pleased to announce the promotion of Ellen A. Fischer and Kimberly L. Brown as Partners in the firm. Both attorneys were promoted on August 1, 2023. Sholes & Miller, PLLC is a law firm that serves the varied legal needs of health professionals and facilities, while also offering an array of other diverse legal services.
“We are delighted to have both Ellen and Kimberly become Partners at the firm. They have both shown themselves to be exceptional attorneys with stellar records of proven results for our clients.” said Robert Irving Miller, the firm’s managing partner.
Ms. Fischer concentrates her practice in appellate and motion practice. Her other practice areas include medical malpractice defense and personal injury. She also is well versed in Mental Hygiene Law, including involuntary retention and medication hearings; federal motion practice; defense of physicians in civil rights actions by patients; and defense of premises liability actions. Ms. Fischer earned her Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Binghamton University. Ms. Fischer is a life-long resident of Dutchess County, where she lives with her husband and their two children.
Kimberly L. Brown focuses her practice on medical malpractice defense. Personal injury, premises liability, product liability, automobile accidents and labor law are other active practice areas for Ms. Brown. Ms. Brown graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law within the top 20% of her class, and received a B.A. from Binghamton University, graduating summa cum laude. Ms. Brown was a judicial intern for New York City Civil Court Justice Shlomo S. Hagler (who is now a State Supreme Court Justice). She is admitted to practice law in New York State and Massachusetts. Ms. Brown resides in Dutchess County with her husband and their three children.
