Gloria Allred Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended in Southwestern University School of Law and transferred to Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles before being admitted to the State Bar of California in 1975
• Graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls and attended the University of Pennsylvania
• After earning a Bachelor's degree in English in 1963, took a teaching position at Benjamin Franklin High School in her hometown of Philadelphia and worked on a Master's degree at New York University, moving to Los Angeles shortly after
• Best known as a former Court TV anchor
• Sued the Boy Scouts of America for not admitting girls for membership, represented Nicole Brown Simpson's family during the O․J․ Simpson murder trial and "Melrose Place" actress Hunter Tylo in a case against producer Aaron Spelling
• Took a teaching position at Benjamin Franklin High School shortly after graduating college
• Worked on high-profile cases that have received national attention, including representing Nicole Brown Simpson's family during the O․J․ Simpson murder trial, the criminal case against Scott Peterson, and the alleged affairs with golfer Tiger Woods
• As a high-profile lawyer, she represents a wide variety of clients in civil rights suits and has represented a number of celebrities, including Tommy Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Herman Cain, David Boreanaz and Sacha Baron Cohen