Scott L. Fisher

Scott L. Fisher, of Long Branch passed away Friday, September 9th at Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ.

He was born in Red Bank and lived in West Long Branch before moving to Long Branch 16 years ago. Scott was a parishioner of St. Michael's RC Church, Long Branch. Scott received his AA in Library Media Technology in 1978 from Brookdale Community College, his BA in Educational Media Specialist in 1980 from Kean University and his MLS in 1983 from Rutgers University, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies.

In 1980 Scott taught and was a Librarian for the West Long Branch Board of Education. In 1982 he became the Director of Library Services at the Law firm of Robinson, St. John & Wayne, Newark. In 1996 he became the Director of Library Services at Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Newark, until 2006 when he became Director of Library Services at McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, until his death. Scott's work has been published 3 times in leading legal publications in New Jersey. He was appointed to National West Advisory Board and in 2002 was a faculty member teaching Research in private law libraries in a program created by LexisNexis. Scott was the Editor of NJ Law Librarians Assoc. newsletter,2002 -2004, Editor of NJ Law Librarians Association 1989-1990. President of NJ Law Librarians Assoc. 1988-1989.

Scott was a member of American Association of Law Libraries, American Bar Association, American Library Association, Monmouth Librarians Association, New Jersey Law Librarians Association, New Jersey Library Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Scott was pre-deceased by his Mother and Father Mae Hoffmann Fisher in 2010 and U.S. District Court Judge Clarkson S. Fisher in 1997.

Surviving Scott are three brothers and two sisters- in- law, A. James Fisher and Dana Warner Fisher, Greensboro, N.C., N.J. Appellate Court Judge Clarkson S. Fisher, Jr. and Carolyn Sullivan Fisher, Oceanport and Daniel R. Fisher, London, England; five nieces and nephews, Daniel C. Fisher, Anna F. Kohansky and her husband Matthew, Clarkson S. Fisher, III, Caylan S. Fisher and Cilloran S. Fisher.

Visitation will be Monday, Sept. 12th, 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Woolley Funeral Home, 10 Morrell Street, Long Branch. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 13th, 10:30 AM at St. Michaels RC Church, Ocean Avenue, Long Branch. Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Contributions in Scott's memory may be made to Overlook Medical Center Foundation, 99 Beauvoir Ave., Summit, NJ 07902. You may light a candle of condolence by visiting www.woolleyfh.com.