According to the Root, Pressley is no longer on Cosby's squad of power lawyers, and has left the case. Pressley has not said why she’s dropped Cosby as a client, but she's the second attorney in less than a year to do so, which doesn't look good for the accused rapist.
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One of Pressley's most controversial moments came shortly after she joined Cosby's defense team. She spoke with HuffPost Live days after the release of …
 · Bill Cosby loses his most feared and fervent defense attorney on the heels of an upcoming criminal trial in Pennsylvania. Monique Pressley, Bill Cosby’s most fervent and outspoken lawyer, has ...
 · Well, you won't be seeing her by Cosby's side the next time he's in court. According to the Root, Pressley is no longer on Cosby's squad of power lawyers, and has left the case.
 · Court filings showed Monique Pressley had been replaced by another lawyer in a civil case, and Mr. Cosby’s spokesman confirmed that she was no longer representing Mr. Cosby in any other matters.
 · The former lawyer for Bill Cosby – Monique Pressley – is being accused of a shocking claim of allegedly misappropriating funds of clients seeking her legal counsel. According to legal documents, Monique Pressley would allegedly demand upfront payment before performing any tasks in their defense, and allegedly deposit the money into her ...
October 27, 2020. Monique Pressley, Bill Cosby’s most fervent and outspoken lawyer, has called it quits. A report from Deadline confirms that Pressley officially announced her departure from Cosby’s legal team this week.
Cosby, 79, faces three felony charges of second-degree aggravated indecent assault while simultaneously fighting multiple defamation and civil lawsuits after at least 58 women accused him of rape or sexual harassment over a period of four decades. As the spokesperson for Cosby’s legal team, Pressley acted as the first line ...
Pressley was relentless in her suspicion of accusers who kept silent, some for over 30 years before coming forward. “The only way for a woman to get the justice that she seeks—and that, if her allegation is true, that she deserves—is to come forward [soon after the crime],” she said on HuffPost Live.
The former lawyer for Bill Cosby – Monique Pressley – is being accused of a shocking claim of allegedly misappropriating funds of clients seeking her legal counsel. According to legal documents, Monique Pressley would allegedly demand upfront payment before performing any tasks in their defense, and allegedly deposit the money into her personal ...
Monique’s husband, then allegedly took over the case despite having no legal training nor license. In 2016, she allegedly advised the couple to pay several thousands of dollars more to continue the case. As of April of 2019, they have not received a refund. Paula Amaker commented:
Monique Pressley, the former lawyer of incarcerated actor, Bill Cosby, has been suspended indefinitely from practicing law in Washington D.C. after she alleged misused her clients' coins.
Paula said that after a year, she was "more and more upset and desperate because she was not seeing any results or evidence of working being done."
The news outlet reports that three former clients of Pressley's had accused her of taking retainers and quickly depleting the funds on personal expenditures without doing any significant work, then would ask for more money.
Pressley told her that she would deposit the money in an escrow account and withdraw the money as she earned it, but Pressley didn't have an escrow account at that time per the court docs and, instead, she cashed the check a day after receiving it.
In a 52-minute interview on July 31, Bill Cosby’s lawyer Monique Pressley continuously dismissed the more than 40 women who have come forward with allegations against 78-year-old. “Either you get your day in court or you move on,” Pressley told HuffPost Live host Marc Lamont-Hill. Pressley is media-trained; she’s poised ...
There are no "benefits" to making up a false allegation of assault.
Sometimes, victims maintain cordial -- or even friendly -- relationships with the person who has sexually assaulted them. That does not act as evidence that the assault didn't occur.