We are more than just a law firm. We are family.

Fischer & Fischer consists of two attorneys—father and daughter—with a combined experience of nearly 40 years practicing immigration law. Our team of legal assistants and receptionists have ample experience and are likewise committed to our  mission. Our clients are our foundation and deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. They deserve to be treated like family.

Richard S. Fischer

Attorney

Richard S. Fischer, a native of New York, is a 1978 graduate of Cornell University, a 1982 graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, and has been engaged in the practice of law in Nacogdoches, Texas for the past 36 years. His law practice has always been divided among administrative matters related to immigration and nationality laws and litigation. His litigation practice includes benefits litigation against federal immigration authorities, and civil rights and employment cases, always representing plaintiffs. He represents people in immigration and civil cases in Texas and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education conferences on immigration and nationality. He and his wife, Maria del Carmen Martinez Ruiz, of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain, are the proud parents of four Longhorns, Amelia (B.A. 2008, J.D. 2012), Carmen (B.A. 2010), and Dickie and Eduardo (B.A.s 2012).

Amelia Ruiz Fischer

Attorney

Amelia Ruiz Fischer moved back home to Nacogdoches, Texas in 2015 to join her dad and hero Richard S. Fischer in his law practice, now called Fischer & Fischer, Attorneys at Law. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (B.A. in Plan II and Latin American Studies; J.D. 2012). Amelia began her career as an Equal Justice Works fellow, and later staff attorney, at the Texas Civil Rights Project, where she litigated immigration-related civil rights cases, ran free legal clinics in rural Texas areas, and helped organize a local advocacy campaign against ICE detainers under the leadership of immigrant community members. She is fluent in Spanish, her native language, and feels honored to serve the immigrant community in East Texas in immigration, employment, and civil rights matters. Amelia is a frequent presenter at immigration law conferences, and she has been cited in publications including the Austin American Statesman, The Austin Chronicle, The Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Texas Tribune, the Associated Press, and The New York Times. Amelia served on the Nacogdoches City Council from 2019-2023 and currently serves as a board member for a local community initiative called Better Together.

Amelia and her touring-musician-turned-academic husband Tyler have two children, Joaquín and Maria Isabel. They are the great joys of her life.

Legal Assistants and Receptionists