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Monique Pressley On “The Today Show”
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No matter where you fall on the Bill Cosby did he-or didn’t he divide, everybody can agree: His lawyer, Monique Pressley is a bad-ass. And choosing her to represent him may have been the smartest thing he’s done since “A Different World.”
But who is Monique Pressley? Besides being the principal of The Pressley Firm, LLC–which pretty much means she owns the joint, Monique is also a phenomenal trial attorney, speaker, radio show host (“Breathe Through It”), TV legal analyst, ordained minister (can I get an ‘Amen?”), mother of two, professor and leadership trainer.
She’s originally from Galveston, Texas and earned her B.A. at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. She went on to Howard University’s School of Law in Washington, D.C., where she received her law degree.
The beginning of Monique’s legal career landed her at The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. She then practiced complex civil litigation and white collar criminal defense at a firm in Maryland before beginning her tenure with the Attorney General’s office.
And if that’s not impressive enough, during this time, Monique was also an adjunct professor at the same school she received her law degree–Howard University School of Law. She taught Trial Advocacy and coached the Trial Advocacy Moot Court Team there for five years.
Monique’s plate is full; in fact, it runneth over. She’s tasked with the very diffcult job of defending Bill Cosby and the mounting sexual assault allegations that have piled up against him, but she’s also battling public opinion. Cosby went from Black America’s father to a sexual deviant and pariah. So obviously Monique is facing terrible scrutiny for defending him, but you can’t deny her skills.
She’s like a real-life Annalise Keating from the ABC whodunit drama, “How To Get Away With Murder.” A fast-talking, word-twisting, I-don’t-know-what-the-truth-is-anymore boss. Every week, we tuned in to the hit ABC show, wondering how Annalise would not only get her clients out of whatever legal mess they found themselves in, but also how she would get herself out of her own mess.
Monique is tasked with a very similar job–proving Bill Cosby to be innocent. If anyone could handle this daunting task, it’s someone like Monique Pressley.
Check out how she’s “Annalised” for Cosby’s innocence.
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