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Meet Monique Pressley, Bill Cosby’s New Lawyer and Spokesperson
Monique Pressley Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Corbis
When Bill Cosby was arraigned on aggravated indecent-assault charges last week, he was escorted to and from the Pennsylvania courthouse by a woman who’s become his main line of defense against increasing public scrutiny. Monique Pressley, a Washington, D.C.-based attorney who specializes in civil litigation, is part lawyer, part PR wrangler, currently working as the spokesperson for Cosby’s growing legal team. Her media strategy appears to be much different from Cosby’s former lawyer, Marty Singer, who declined to speak to the press. Instead, Pressley has been consistently hitting back against the allegations facing her client.
Pressley is a Howard graduate who previously served as the senior assistant attorney general in the Office of the Attorney General for Washington, D.C. She’s also an ordained minister and has her own “worldwide evangelical ministry.” She is no
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One of Cosby’s lawyers and most vocal public supporters has dropped out of his high-profile sexual assault case.
According to court filings cited by Deadline, Monique Pressley is no longer representing the beleaguered comic against multiple civil lawsuits and criminal charges brought by women accusing him of sexual attacks. It’s unclear why she has left the legal team.
The media-savvy attorney was an outspoken advocate for the Cosby Show creator, publicly proclaiming his innocence, attempting to portray the former actor as a victim of “a game of political football.”
Pressley, who told the media that the year-old comedian had become blind, was seen assisting Cosby into his court appearances holding the apparently vision-impaired man’s arm.
An attorney for seven of the victims accusing Cosby of assault, Joseph Cammarata, called for Pressley to be removed from the case earlier this year after she failed to complete proper paperwork before she r
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EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cosby's ex lawyer Monique Pressley has been suspended indefinitely for 'disability' after she faced disbarment amid claims she misappropriated funds for personal use and transferred thousands into husband's overdrawn account
A lawyer who represented Bill Cosby in his sex assault case has been suspended indefinitely mitt i claims she misappropriated medel, as her former clients detail how she would demand upfront payment but then would cash the money and deposit the funds into personal accounts, according to legal papper obtained exclusively by
Monique Pressley became well-known for her appearances as a legal contributor across news networks where she launched a vigorous defense for Cosby when she represented him before quitting his legal team in
Since then, the self-described Democratic strategist has frequently appeared as a legal analyst on Fox News.
But in August, can reveal that Pressley was suspended from practicing lag in Washington D.C. 'based on disabili