Lisa Bloom
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 Lisa Bloom |
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| Born | Lisa Read Bloom September 20, 1961 California, U.S.A. |
| Education | B.A., University of California, Los Angeles J.D., Yale Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney, Author and Television Legal Analyst |
| Employer | The Bloom Firm |
| Children | one son and one daughter |
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| www.lisabloom.com | |
Lisa Bloom (born September 20, 1961) is a prominent American civil rights attorney, best known as anchor of Lisa Bloom: Open Court - a two-hour live legal news program - on truTv's IN SESSION, formerly Court TV, from 2001 to 2009.[1] She is the only child of famed attorney Gloria Allred.[2]
Bloom received a bachelor's degree from UCLA and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Yale Law School.[3] Early on in her career, she earned a reputation as a champion of victims' rights. Among Bloom's many high-profile lawsuits, she unsuccessfully sued the Boy Scouts of America for sex discrimination on behalf of Katrina Yeaw, a girl who wanted to join the organization.[4] She also filed a child sexual abuse case suit against the Catholic Church, and sued the Los Angeles Police Department on several occasions.[5]
Bloom is a television legal analyst on CBS News, CNN and HLN, who also makes frequent appearances on The Early Show, The Insider, Dr. Phil, Dr. Drew, The Situation Room, Reliable Sources, The Joy Behar Show and Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell.[6]
Bloom is licensed to practice law in both New York and California.
[edit] Book
In May 2011, Bloom's first book Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World was published by Vanguard Press. In her book, Bloom encourages women of all ages to eschew celebrity culture with its focus on the superficial, and instead to spend time reading and thinking.[7]
Think has been critically acclaimed [8] and spent weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.[9]
A promotional article for the book, How to Talk to Little Girls, was published on The Huffington Post.[10] Over 800 comments were posted in response. The article ranked #12 on Facebook's Most Shared Articles on Facebook in 2011 ranking.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ TVNewser http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/lisa-bloom-leaving-trutv_b22414
- ^ Mother-daughter relationship noted in Allred profile on Nightline (August 26, 2010)
- ^ AEI Speaker's Bureau Bio of Lisa Bloom
- ^ Yeaw v. Boy Scouts of America 1997
- ^ Court TV anchor biography
- ^ AEI Speaker's Bureau Bio of Lisa Bloom
- ^ Shea, Lisa (2011). "Lisa Bloom's New Book 'Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed Down World'". elle.com. http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Lisa-Bloom-Book-Review. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Kirkus Book Review http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/non-fiction/lisa-bloom/think/#review
- ^ New York Times Bestseller List http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-06-26/hardcover-advice/list.html
- ^ How to Talk to Little Girls
- ^ Most Shared Articles on Facebook in 2011
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