Gloria Allred: A Modern Civil Rights Attorney Gloria Allred is without a doubt the most famous female attorney practicing in the United States. Ms. Allred has been a California civil rights attorney for the past 30 years and her clients have been involved in many of the most famous trial cases of the past 25 years from OJ Simpson to Tommy Lee to Scott Peterson.Ms. Allred's clients are not always the rich and famous of Beverly Hills. Ms. Allred has represented many every day clients who face age or sexual discrimination, sexual harassment,Ralph Lauren Outlet Online, employment law problems and civil rights issues in their own communities. Ms. Allred and her law partners at Allred, Maroko & Goldberg have always believed that injustice needs to be addressed no matter how high or low profile the client. Ms. Allred has always stated that she believes that any violation of rights needs to be exposed and significant financial penalties imposed in order to ensure that the offensive behavior never occurs again.One of the reasons Gloria Allred is so well known is because of her savvy use of the media. Ms. Allred is a frequent & Emmy nominated commentator on KABC TV in Los Angeles,Ralph Lauren Outlet, has written articles for major news magazines and daily newspapers and hosted her own radio program for 14 years. From the early days of her career Gloria has worked tirelessly to shine a light on injustice. Just like politicians and multi-national corporations, she has successfully managed the media for her client's best interest. Ms. Allred uses carefully timed media exposure and control not only to highlight information she wants known but to release information that adversely affect opponents. In the old days, lawyers were accused of "trying their case in the media". These days both parties tend to use the media for their own means. This has always been extremely effective with celebrities and wealthy clients since any mention of them is always newsworthy. Because of her association with these high profile individuals, Ms. Allred is also well known and can use her own notoriety to help clients who have been victims of discrimination. Victims of employment discrimination and sexually harassment are often individuals who feel powerless against large multi-national companies or individuals who are wealthy or in a position of power over them. The monetary penalties awarded in courts are the type of "David v. Goliath" stories that news outlets are often willing to publish and broadcast. Attorneys like Gloria Allred give a voice to these victims in court.Several years ago Ms. Allred authored an autobiography called "Fight Back and Win". The book chronicles her life story beginning in a working class Philadelphia family to becoming a single parent fighting for child support,Ralph Lauren Outlet, rape, sexism and discrimination that she has faced in her lifetime. As a tireless advocate for women, minorities, and anyone whose rights have been trampled upon, Gloria details in her book how individuals, not just lawyers can fight back. Ms. Allred uses every tool she has in and out of court to fight injustice. This makes her a modern defender of civil rights.