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The High Pressure Tactics Gloria Allred Uses On Her Own Clients

14 Mar 2025

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Gloria Allred’s lifelong crusade against men accused of sexual misconduct has made her a high profile feminist lawyer. But little is known about what happens between Allred and her clients, mostly women, behind the scenes. WSJ’s Khadeeja Safdar reports.  See the Journal live! Take our survey!  Further Reading: -The High-Pressure Tactics Attorney Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5.779 - 9.396 Kate Leinbaugh

Gloria Allred is one of America's best-known lawyers.

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11.585 - 17.868 Gloria Allred

Women have found their power, and they're not going to be silent anymore. They're going to stand up for themselves.

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18.648 - 38.076 Kate Leinbaugh

The 83-year-old is the go-to lawyer for women's rights cases in the U.S. She has a reputation as a tough and tireless advocate for her clients. And she's represented women against powerful men, like Harvey Weinstein, R. Kelly, Bill Cosby, and Donald Trump. Truth matters.

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39.296 - 48.256 Gloria Allred

Women matter. Those who allege that they were victims of sexual misconduct or sexual assault by Mr. Trump matter.

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49.317 - 57.163 Kate Leinbaugh

Allred's famous for holding press conferences. In front of cameras and microphones, she hugs and comforts tearful clients.

57.544 - 64.91 Gloria Allred

The public deserves to know if Mr. Cosby is a saint or a sexual predator.

69.56 - 75.181 Caroline Walner

I can remember talking to somebody about her going, wow, thank God there's a woman out there who's taking care of women.

76.261 - 79.862 Kate Leinbaugh

Caroline Walner became a client of Allred's firm in 2021.

80.342 - 105.015 Caroline Walner

And I thought she was really amazing. You know, I still actually feel like she's done a lot of good bringing things to the forefront when maybe they wouldn't have been before. You know, I mean, sometimes there are two truths to things. This might be one of those times in my situation.

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