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Leslie Hope Abramson (born October 6, 1943) is a retired [1] American criminal defense attorney best known for her role in the legal defense of Lyle and Erik Menendez. [2] She is also a published author.
Represented by lead defense lawyers, Leslie Abramson (for Erik) and Jill Lansing (for Lyle), the brothers stated that they killed their parents out of fear for their lives after a lifetime of abuse at the hands of their parents, especially sexual abuse at the hands of their father, who was described as a cruel perfectionist and pedophile.
Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson: Erik's lead defense attorney. A notable criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, she is known for her tenacious and aggressive courtroom style. [3] Graynor stated, "[Leslie] is an extraordinary lawyer, but she was an extraordinary person, and such a spirit, and fierce and loving."
Leslie Hope Abramson was born on October 6, 1943 in Queens, New York. After attending Queens College and law school at UCLA, she was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1970 .
Who is Leslie Abramson? Originally from Queens, New York, Abramson stood at only 4-feet-11 inches, with a “whorl of blond hair” that gave her a “distinctly feral quality,” and became known ...
Leslie Abramson and music producer Phil Spector in 2004 Prior to representing the Menendez brothers , Abramson was involved in several high-profile cases. In 1988, she was 17-year-old Arnel ...
Ariel Geltman Graynor (born April 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Sopranos (2001), Fringe (2009-2010), Bad Teacher (2014), I'm Dying Up Here (2017), and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024).
Monsters star Ari Graynor recently got the chance to talk to Lyle Menendez, and after playing his brother's lawyer Leslie Abramson, she was finding the lines between fiction and reality a little ...