Abbe Lowell

Abbe David Lowell (born c. 1952)[1] is an American defense attorney who was Chief Minority Counsel to Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives during the impeachment of Bill Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal.[2]

Lowell graduated from Columbia University 1974, and Columbia Law School in 1977.[3][4]

In 1982, Lowell ran unsuccessfully for the Maryland House of Delegates as a Democrat.[1]

Lowell worked in the U.S. Department of Justice, including a stint as an assistant to Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti.[5] He has been an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law Center and Columbia University.[6]

Lowell has defended political figures including John Edwards,[7] Jim Wright, Dan Rostenkowski, Charles Keating,[8] and Gary Condit[9] former Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons,[10] U.S. Rep. Joseph McDade[11] and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.[2]

Lowell was part of the defense of Stephen Jin-Woo Kim,[12] and has appeared in the media as a legal affairs expert.[13]

He is currently a partner at the firm of Chadbourne & Parke.[14]

Lowell is head of the Development Committee and a Trustee of The Shakespeare Theatre and is an active member of the Jewish Community, serving as Vice President and General Counsel of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Counsel Lowell: A Defender Of Democrats in Trouble". Washingtonpost.com. 1998-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  2. 1 2 "A Talk with Jack Abramoff's Attorney". Businessweek.com. 2005-04-22. Archived from the original on 2005-04-23. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  3. ↑ "Defense Attorney Abbe D. Lowell". Times Union. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Abbe D. Lowell". Huffingtonpost.com. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19800116&id=sFQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vc0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754,2646655
  6. ↑ "Georgetown Law - Abbe David Lowell - J.D. Adjunct Faculty". Law.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Key witness in Edwards' trial Young grilled again by defense lawyer". Fox News. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  8. ↑ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1991/Trial-Showdown-Begins-for-Keating-Symbol-of-Thrift-Debacle/id-70b3b38e474f96d95c6e8c4f33bc1de3
  9. ↑ "Condit hires lawyer who aided Clinton / Abbe Lowell to advise on intern case". Sfgate.com. 2001-06-23. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  10. ↑ Archibold, Randal C. (2008-11-03). "Governor of Nevada Is Cleared in an Inquiry on Gifts, His Lawyer Says". The New York Times.
  11. ↑ "McDade Seeks Specter Records To Try To Prove Conflict Of Interest". 1992-06-11. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  12. ↑ Gerstein, Josh (2011-02-03). "Alleged State Department leaker fights charges - Josh Gerstein". Politico.Com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  13. ↑ "Legal Tangle Tightens Around WikiLeaks, Julian Assange | PBS NewsHour | Dec. 7, 2010". PBS. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  14. ↑ "White Collar Litigator Abbe D. Lowell Rejoins Chadbourne - Chadbourne & Parke LLP - News". Chadbourne.com. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
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