Gloria Allred’s Justice

BY: Zak Wojnar

Legendary civil rights attorney Gloria Allred is one of the most revered, feared, and respected names in law. She has spent her career fighting for the rights of women and other minorities who are so often silenced and forced off to the sidelines of history. Many have tried, but none have ever succeeded in silencing Gloria’s bombastic, controversial, and righteous voice and her unending pursuit of justice and social change.

Now, Netflix is gearing up to launch a new documentary on the iconic litigator, her take-no-prisoners approach to law and order, and her theatrical style which has earned her many fans and feuds over her decades in the courts. Seeing Allred, directed by Roberta Grossman and Sophie Sartain (Mimi and Dona, Above and Beyond) interviews the woman herself, uses dramatic footage of her game-changing litigation skills at work, and includes clips from several of heated television appearances.

Allred, now 76 years old and still fighting the good fight, has been accused for decades of being a grandstanding egomaniac, but the truth is, she is the best there is at what she does, and she always gets results. She understands the intricacies of the judicial system, and knows how to try her cases, both in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion. She’s one of the fiercest fighters for female, LGBT, and minority causes, and she won’t stop fighting until the bitter end. That’s what warriors do.

Seeing Allred debuts February 9 on Netflix.