Litigation
Jun. 15, 2002
Media Darling
Top 30 Women Litigators - Gloria Allred - Critics may carp about her affinity for the media spotlight, but Los Angeles attorney Gloria R. Allred makes no apologies.
Gloria R. Allred
Critics may carp about her affinity for the media spotlight, but Los Angeles attorney Gloria R. Allred makes no apologies.
The 60-year-old says her goal is not to promote herself but to further the causes of victims.
"I do use the media whenever possible to help to empower people," Allred of Allred Maroko & Goldberg says.
During her career, she's handled many high-profile sexual harassment, employment discrimination and family law cases.
Along the way, the Philadelphia native has become a household name. She now co-hosts a KABC talk radio show called "Allred & Taylor." Also, she's frequently a guest on television programs.
"I'm about to do an interview on Court TV," she recently told a reporter during a phone conversation.
In March, Allred stood outside a Los Angeles courtroom to tout her firm scoring a $4.35 million victory in a case she called the first in the nation in which a teacher alleged sexual harassment by students.
Thanking the jurors, she said, "You've done something history making. Really, her-story making."
Advocating women's rights is a top priority for her, she says.
"There was a need," she says. "I felt that need was not being met."
Allred is founder and current president of the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund.
- Eron Ben-Yehuda
Eron Yehuda
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