· In December, Manhattan-based lawyer Jennifer Bonjean appeared before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to argue that it should overturn Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction. On Wednesday the court...
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· Plaintiff Judy Huth said in a recent court filing that she now believes the assault happened in 1975 when she was 16, not in 1974 when she was 15 as she had long alleged, spurring cries of foul and...
· With less than a week to go before a civil trial, Bill Cosby’s lawyers are crying foul over a change in the story of a woman who alleges he …
· (Matt Rourke/AP) The shift was first revealed in a declaration that was attached as an exhibit to a May 5 motion, but one of Cosby’s lawyers, Jennifer Bonjean, contended she …
“We put together a phenomenal appellate team lead by Jennifer Bonjean and Barb [Barbara] Zemlock – and we're just thrilled and happy for Mr. Cosby and his family.” Cosby's lawyer tells CNN the court vacated the conviction and sentence because they believe the comedians due process rights were violated.
Gloria Rachel Allred (née Bloom; born July 3, 1941) is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving the protection of women's rights. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Monique Pressley became well-known for her appearances as a legal contributor across news networks where she launched a vigorous defense for Cosby when she represented him before quitting his legal team in 2016. Since then, the self-described Democratic strategist has frequently appeared as a legal analyst on Fox News.
In response, current Montgomery County Kevin Steele, who prosecuted Cosby, released a statement Wednesday saying, "He was found guilty by a jury and now goes free on a procedural issue that is irrelevant to the facts of the crime.
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Ms. Allred also founded and is currently serving as President of the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund (WERLDEF). Allred, Maroko & Goldberg represents victims who have been discriminated against on account of their sex, race, age, physical handicap or sexual orientation.
Kevin Steele, the district attorney from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, who put Bill Cosby in prison in 2018, has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the disgraced comedian's conviction.
During his '80s heyday, Cosby was the world's highest-paid entertainer and known as "America's Dad" for his role on The Cosby Show. Decades later, Cosby's net worth was still estimated to be $400 million.
Three former clients of Pressley's accused her of taking retainers and quickly depleting the funds on personal expenditures without doing any significant work
In the hearing committee's report, Pressley was accused of showing ' a consistent disregard for the disciplinary process.'
Instead of keeping the money in an escrow account, Pressley is accused of cashing checks and having money deposited into her husband's overdrawn business account. A former client also claimed she drove him to a bank so he could pay her $2,400 in cash.
First complaint: Pressley made fellow church member feel 'victimized' after taking $8k and having her husband work the case - despite him not being a lawyer
Monique Pressley became well-known for her appearances as a legal contributor across news networks where she launched a vigorous defense for Cosby when she represented him before quitting his legal team in 2016.
A lawyer who represented Bill Cosby in his sex assault case has been suspended indefinitely amid claims she misappropriated funds, as her former clients detail how she would demand upfront payment but then would cash the money and deposit the funds into personal accounts, according to legal papers obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com.
At that point, court papers state, Pressley 'had done no work on the case other than meeting with Mr. Greer and attending the five-minute status conference.'
Cosby was represented during his first jury trial in 2016 on the same sexual assault charges by attorneys Brian McMonagle, Angela Agrusa and others . That trial ended with a hung jury and a mistrial.
Comedian Bill Cosby has fired all seven attorneys on his legal team just months ahead of his September sentencing, replacing them with a single Pennsylvania criminal-defense lawyer.
Brennan also castigated Cosby for repeatedly changing legal horses in midstream.
Brennan contended that Cosby’s first trial team should have been kept in place.
Duke suggested that Cosby's most viable avenue of appeal would be to challenge the pre-trial decision by O'Neill to allow five additional Cosby accusers to testify in the most recent trial. That decision was a significant departure from O'Neill's pre-trial ruling in the first case, when he allowed one additional accuser to testify.
Yale Law School professor Steven Duke said that hiring Green is likely just the first step in building a whole new defense team ahead of Cosby's sentencing. Duke said that replacing seven lawyers with one "makes no sense at all unless it is a step in a plan to produce a new team.".
A source with direct knowledge of Cosby's legal strategy told ABC News the comedian and his family dismissed his trial team because they were "disappointed" in their representation.