public class CustomErrorHandlerAttribute : HandleErrorAttribute
{
     public override void OnException(ExceptionContext filterContext)
     {
         var logger = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger("SomeLoggerHere");

         logger.Error("An unhandled error occurred", filterContext.Exception);

         if (filterContext.HttpContext.Request.IsAjaxRequest())
         {
             filterContext.HttpContext.Response.Clear();
             filterContext.HttpContext.Response.Status = "500 Internal Server Error";
             filterContext.Result = new JsonResult { Data = new { ErrorMessage = filterContext.Exception.Message } };
             filterContext.ExceptionHandled = true;
         }
         else
         {
             base.OnException(filterContext);
         }

    }

[CustomErrorHandler]
public class AnyController : Controller
{
...
}

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(OrderViewModel model)
{
   if (!ModelState.IsValid)
     return View(model);

   try
   {
      repository.Save(model);
      unitOfWork.Commit();
      return RedirectToAction("Index");
   }
   catch (Exception exc)
   {
      _loggingService.Error(exc);
      ModelState.AddModelError("KeyUsedInView", exc.Message); // or, show a generic error.
   }

   return View(model);
}

[NonAction]
        protected override void OnException(ExceptionContext filterContext)
        {

            this.Session["ErrorException"] = filterContext.Exception;

            if (filterContext.Exception.GetType() == typeof(PEDException))
            {
                // Mark exception as handled
                filterContext.ExceptionHandled = true;

                // ... logging, etc

                // Redirect
                filterContext.Result = this.RedirectToAction( "ShowError", "Errors");
            }

            base.OnException(filterContext);
        }

protected void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (Request.Url.ToString().StartsWith("http://localhost:"))
        return;
    string msg;
    Exception ex = Server.GetLastError().GetBaseException();
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    sb.AppendLine("Exception Found");
    sb.AppendLine("Timestamp: " + System.DateTime.Now.ToString());
    sb.AppendLine("Error in: " + Request.Url.ToString());
    sb.AppendLine("Browser Version: " + Request.UserAgent.ToString());
    sb.AppendLine("User IP: " + Request.UserHostAddress.ToString());
    sb.AppendLine("Error Message: " + ex.Message);
    sb.AppendLine("Stack Trace: " + ex.StackTrace);
    msg = sb.ToString();
    Server.ClearError();
    YourMailHelper.SendException("Your Site Exception", msg);
    Response.Redirect("~/Error.html");
}

public class Base_Controller : Controller
{
    protected override void OnException(ExceptionContext filterContext)
    {
        Exception e = filterContext.Exception;
        //Custom Exception Logging Here
        //Log Exception e
        //Elmah.Mvc.ElmahController ec = new Elmah.Mvc.ElmahController();
        base.OnException(filterContext);
    }
}

public class FilterConfig
{
    public static void RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilterCollection filters)
    {
        filters.Add(new HandleErrorAttribute());
    }
}

void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Code that runs on application startup
    AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
    RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
    FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);

}

//Check for Transport Exception with "Actual Exception" stored
//in the inner exception property
if (Model.Exception.InnerException != null)
{
    errFriendly = Model.Exception.Message;
    modelEx = Model.Exception.InnerException;
}
else
{
    modelEx = Model.Exception;
}
try
{
    throw modelEx;
}
catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)
{
    //Display Landing page friendly error for exception caused by home controller
    //Display generic data access error for all other controllers/actions
    if (Model.ActionName == "Index" && Model.ControllerName == "Home")
    {errFriendly = "Landing page cannot display product data...";}
    else
    {errFriendly = "Problem Accessing Data...";}
    errType = ex.GetType().ToString();
    errActual = ex.Message;
}