Rachel Fischer was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. She attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where she earned a BA in 2019. She went on to earn her J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 2025. She gained practical experience as a Judicial Extern for the Maine District Court in Portland. During law school Rachel was a staff member of the Maine Law Review, served as a Teaching Assistant for the Legal Research and Writing course, led the Energy and Environmental Law Society, and spent a semester teaching an introductory legal course at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. She went on to serve as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Maine District Court in Portland for a year after law school.
Rachel joined Monaghan Leahy in 2026. She focuses her practice on civil litigation and family law matters. She is admitted to practice in all Maine state courts and in the United States District Court for the District of Maine.
Rachel lives in Portland, Maine and outside of her practice, she enjoys spending time in the mountains, petting every dog around, and knitting.