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Cohen in 2019 | |
Born | Michael Dean Cohen August 25, 1966 Lawrence, New York, U.S. |
Education | American University (BA) Cooley Law School (JD) |
Political party | Democratic (before 2002, 2004–2017, 2018–present) Republican (2002–2004, 2017–2018) |
White House CounselIncumbent Dana Remus since January 20, 2021Formation1943First holderSamuel Rosenman
Jenna EllisEllis in June 2021BornNovember 1, 1984EducationColorado State University (BA) University of Richmond (JD)Known forLegal advisor for Donald Trump1 more row
Alina Habba is currently the Managing Partner of Habba Madaio & Associates LLP. Prior to founding the firm, she served as the Managing Partner of a mid-sized firm that serviced a Fortress subsidiary and, for seven years, successfully expanded its business throughout the entire Northeast region.
John Charles Eastman (born April 21, 1960) is an American lawyer who is the founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the conservative think tank Claremont Institute. He is a former professor and dean at the Chapman University School of Law.
62Â years (April 21, 1960)John C. Eastman / Age
37Â years (November 1, 1984)Jenna Ellis / Age
Her most consequential listing appears in a profile for Lawyer.com, where she is listed as having gone to Lehigh University for her undergraduate degree, and to Pennsylvania's Widener University School of Law for her J.D.
Widener University School of LawAlina Habba was enrolled at Widener University School of Law. She earned a juris doctor degree in 2010. Alina Habba was admitted to the practice of law in 2010. Attorneys like Alina Habba are recognized by their peers for their outstanding work and commitment to the spirit of the legal profession.
Elizabeth EastmanJohn C. Eastman / Spouse
How Habba is regarded by peers and clients within the legal profession is not apparent in the online lawyer review sites where she maintains a presence.
Habba's appointment to lead Trump's multimillion dollar lawsuit has baffled legal watchers, since the former has only used high-profile attorneys in the past.
Futerfas made his name as a defense attorney by successfully representing mobsters in New York City. He later expanded to defending corporate and white collar crimes, and more recently cyber crimes. In 2016, he defended a Russian man who was convicted in the U.S. of creating computer malware. Federal Election Commission records filed last month show Trump's re-election campaign began paying Futerfas' law firm more than a week before the June 2016 meeting became public.
Cooper, a founding member of the Washington law firm Cooper & Kirk who once clerked for late Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, had been under consideration to be the next solicitor general but withdrew his name after Sessions’ contentious confirmation hearings.
Richard Cullen: The vice president hired outside legal counsel about a month after Trump hired his own private lawyer to deal with the Russia probe. Cullen worked for President George W. Bush during the 2000 Florida recount and has represented GOP Majority Leader Tom Delay as well as Tiger Woods ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, during the couple’s divorce.
Pam Bondi. Pam Bondi, a special advisor to Trump, speaks as part of his defense team during the Senate impeachment trial, January 29, 2020. (Source: C-SPAN) Another registered lobbyist who defended the president is Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general.
Dershowitz controversially said in Trump’s defense on the Senate floor in January that “if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”.
The IRS did not respond to a request for comment.
(Source: C-SPAN) Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor known for representing celebrity criminal defendants, also has other business before the Trump administration.
Bondi and another Ballard lobbyist also advised Qatar’s embassy in the U.S. “in matters related to combating human trafficking” as the Middle Eastern country seeks to burnish its international image in advance of the 2022 World Cup. Bondi did not respond to POGO’s request for comment.
Only thanks to sources willing to talk to reporters has a picture emerged of Giuliani’s extensive representation of foreign clients seeking to influence the U.S. government while he simultaneously serves as a personal attorney to the president.
After a torrent of criticism, Dershowitz said his remarks had been misconstrued. Dershowitz has said he will not accept compensation for his legal defense of Trump. He told POGO that he is not lobbying the administration, only representing Gertler in a legal capacity.
Clark was deputy national political director for Trump’s 2016 campaign, then became director of the Office of Public Liaison in the White House after the New York developer was elected president.
He returned to New York in 1977 to go into private practice, but in 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed him as associate attorney general, the No. 3 position in the Justice Department. In 1983, Reagan appointed Giuliani as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
After Santorum won in 1994, Scaringi became his legislative correspondent in Washington. Scaringi returned to Pennsylvania to work for Mike Fisher’s campaign for state attorney general, and served as an executive assistant to Fisher as attorney general from 1997 to 2001.
The suit, brought by Cohen's attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), claimed that Cohen's re-jailing over the order violated his constitutional right to free speech. According to court filings, Cohen's book would provide "graphic and unflattering details about the President's behaviour behind closed doors", ...
Cohen is expected to be fitted with an ankle tag and will serve the rest of the sentence at home in New York City .