Women in the field of law are no less than men who are known for their intelligence and courage. Want to know who the world's most famous female lawyers are? Here are 10 of them, compiled from various sources
1. Laura
Wasser
Laura
Allison Wasser is known as a divorce attorney whose services are widely used by
celebrity couples in Hollywood, including Robin Gibson, Kate Walsh, Britney
Spears, Angelina Jolie and Kiefer Sutherland. Wasser has also filled profile
pages in popular magazines like Elle and Vogue, and even served as a consultant
on the film Liar.
2. Fiona
Shackleton
Based in
London, this famous lawyer has clients from important people in the UK, from
the royal family such as Prince Andrew and Charles to famous musicians Paul
McCartney and Madonna. For her legal services, Fiona charges a minimum of
50,550 or around 6,600,000 per hour.
3. Stacey D.
Phillips
Lawyers and
book authors on the 'Super Lawyer' list worldwide have handled many cases of
famous people from around the world. Several names have been his clients such
as Bobby Brown, Erin Everly, Darryl Strawberry, Charlie Shanian and others.
Stacey Phillips also represented the family of Britney Spears in the legal field.
4. Gloria
Allred
This
American lawyer enjoys handling controversial cases, especially those related
to women's rights. Allred is also known for her criticism of pop singer Michael
Jackson, writing letters to the California Child Protection Agency and CNN
about the safety of Jackson's children.
5. Karen
DeCrow
Lawyer,
writer, activist and feminist activist Karen DeCrow is known for her fight for
civil rights, women's rights and gender equality. Karen also pressured NASA to
recruit women as astronauts.
6. Shadi
Sadr
Shadi Sadr
is a famous lawyer and women's rights activist from Iran. His most famous case
is his fight against Iran's practice of stoning adulterers to death, which has
been condemned internationally. Sadr was even arrested by plainclothes officers
in Iran for his actions.
7. Sheri
Blair
Born in
1954, she is married to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and is known
for her public advocacy work against gender discrimination, as well as her
civil rights work defending prosecutors against the British government.
8. Charlotte
E. Ray
A graduate
of Howard University Law School, she is America's first black female attorney.
At first, many were skeptical of this African-American lawyer, but this woman,
born in 1850, proved her worth by winning cases involving women's rights and
discrimination. His name was now immortalized in 2006 at Northeastern
University (Boston) School of Law.
9. Hillary
Clinton
Former US
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has twice been named one of America's Most Influential
Lawyers. This Yale Law School graduate also played a role in creating the
Acceptance and Safe Families Act, as well as the independent Family Law Act in
America.
10. Carol
Moseley-Brown
Moseley-Brown
was the first African-American woman elected as a United States Senator and
Democrat. As a lawyer and politician, Moseley ran with Brown Crosby in the
State Council Elections and sued the council on behalf of African Americans.
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