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Lisa Bloom (born September 20, 1961) is a prominent American civil rights attorney, best known as anchor of Lisa Bloom: Open Court - a two-hour live legal news program - on truTv's IN SESSION, formerly Court TV, from 2001 to 2009. She is the only child of famed attorney Gloria Allred.

Bloom received a bachelor's degree from UCLA and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Yale Law School. Early on in her career, she earned a reputation as a champion of victims' rights. Among Bloom's many high-profile lawsuits, she unsuccessfully sued the Boy Scouts of America for sex discrimination on behalf of Katrina Yeaw, a girl who wanted to join the organization. She also filed a child sexual abuse case suit against the Catholic Church, and sued the Los Angeles Police Department on several occasions.

Bloom is a television legal analyst on CBS News, CNN and HLN, who also makes frequent appearances on The Early Show, The Insider, Dr. Phil, Dr. Drew, The Situation Room, Reliable Sources. The Joy Behar Show and Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell.

Bloom is licensed to practice law in both New York and California.

Book
In May of 2011, Bloom's first book Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World was published by Vanguard Press. In her book, Bloom encourages women of all ages to eschew celebrity culture with its focus on the superficial, and instead to spend time reading and thinking.

Think has been critically acclaimed and spent weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.