Abbe Lowell
Abbe David Lowell (born c. 1952)[1] is an American defense attorney who was Chief Minority Counsel to Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives during the impeachment of Bill Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal.[2]
Lowell graduated from Columbia University in 1974, and Columbia Law School in 1977.[3][4]
In 1982, Lowell ran unsuccessfully for the Maryland House of Delegates as a Democrat.[1]
Lowell worked in the U.S. Department of Justice, including a stint as an assistant to Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti.[5][when?] He has been an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law Center and Columbia University.[6] [when?]
Lowell has defended political figures including John Edwards,[7] Jim Wright, Dan Rostenkowski, Charles Keating,[8] Gary Condit,[9] former Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons,[10] U.S. Rep. Joseph McDade[11] and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.[2] As of June 2017, Lowell is representing Jared Kushner and ivanka in inquiries linked to Russia.[12]
Lowell was part of the defense of Stephen Jin-Woo Kim,[13] a State Department contractor who pleaded guilty to a felony count of disclosing classified American intelligence on North Korea.
He is currently a partner at the firm of Norton Rose Fulbright.[14] He has appeared in the media as a legal affairs expert.[15]
Lowell is head of the Development Committee and a Trustee of The Shakespeare Theatre and is an active member of the Jewish Community, serving as Vice President and General Counsel of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.[16]
Lowell will be representing Jared Kushner in the ongoing Russian investigation, after Jamie Gorelick stepped back from the lead role in July 2017.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Counsel Lowell: A Defender Of Democrats in Trouble". Washingtonpost.com. 1998-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "A Talk with Jack Abramoff's Attorney". Businessweek.com. 2005-04-22. Archived from the original on 2005-04-23. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Defense Attorney Abbe D. Lowell". Times Union. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Abbe D. Lowell". Huffingtonpost.com. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19800116&id=sFQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vc0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754,2646655
- ^ "Georgetown Law - Abbe David Lowell - J.D. Adjunct Faculty". Law.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ "Key witness in Edwards' trial Young grilled again by defense lawyer". Fox News. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1991/Trial-Showdown-Begins-for-Keating-Symbol-of-Thrift-Debacle/id-70b3b38e474f96d95c6e8c4f33bc1de3
- ^ , "Condit hires lawyer who aided Clinton / Abbe Lowell to advise on intern case". Sfgate.com. 2001-06-23. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ Archibold, Randal C. (2008-11-03). "Governor of Nevada Is Cleared in an Inquiry on Gifts, His Lawyer Says". The New York Times.
- ^ "McDade Seeks Specter Records To Try To Prove Conflict Of Interest". 1992-06-11. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ O'Brien, Brendan (June 27, 2017). "Trump son-in-law Kushner hires prominent trial lawyer: NYT". Reuters.
- ^ Gerstein, Josh (2011-02-03). "Alleged State Department leaker fights charges - Josh Gerstein". Politico.Com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ "Mapping the Lawyers in the Trump-Russia Orbit". 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Legal Tangle Tightens Around WikiLeaks, Julian Assange | PBS NewsHour | Dec. 7, 2010". PBS. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Conway, Madeline (July 14, 2017). "Kushner lawyer Abbe Lowell taking over Russia case from Gorelick". Politico. Retrieved July 14, 2017.