- Rikki Klieman
Rikki Klieman is an American
criminal defense lawyer and TV personality forCourt TV . Additionally, she is an author, actress, and is married to the city of Los Angeles’s chief of police, William Bratton.Early life
She was born in Chicago to a Ukrainian immigrant family, where she danced, acted, and sang as a youth.Gayle Pollard-Terry. Style and Culture: Counsel to the cop: She fits the profile. "Los Angeles Times", October 14, 2002.] Rikki Klieman attended
Northwestern University where she was a theater major and had plans of becoming an actress. [http://www.courttv.com/anchors/rikki_klieman.html Rikki Klieman.] CourtTV. Retrieved onMay 21 2007 .] However, she decided to attend law school. Klieman graduated fromBoston University School of Law in 1975 with herJuris Doctor . Duringlaw school she externed for U.S. District Court judgeWalter Jay Skinner .Legal career
After law school she joined the
Boston, Massachusetts law firm of Friedman & Atherton before entering private practice. Then in 1983 she was named by Time magazine as one of the five best female attorneys in the United States. From 1996 to 2003 she was part of the faculty at Columbia’s law school, while previously spending time on heralma mater ’s faculty at Boston University’s law school.Other
Klieman currently works for the Court TV television network. She has also acted in the guest-recurring role of lawyer Kathy Berson on TV series "Las Vegas" during the 2005-06 season. More recently, she has appeared on the TV show "Shark". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459441/ Rikki Klieman.] Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on
May 21 2007 .] She also wrote her autobiography with Peter Knobler, "Fairy Tales Can Come True: How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny". She is currently the fourth wife of Los Angeles police chiefWilliam J. Bratton .References
External links
* [http://www.harrywalker.com/speakers_template.cfm?SPEA_ID=627 HWA Biography]
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