Abbe Lowell

Abbe David Lowell (born April 28, 1952) is an American defense attorney who has represented several high-profile defendants. Some of the well known political figures Lowell has represented include Bob Menendez, John Edwards, Jared Kushner, Hunter Biden, Jim Wright, Dan Rostenkowski, Charles Keating, Joseph McDade, Joe Bruno, Gary Condit, and Jim Gibbons. Early life and education Lowell was born in 1952. He graduated from Columbia University in 1974, and Columbia Law School in 1977. Career Lowell worked in the U.S. Department of Justice, including a stint as an assistant to Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti. He has been an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law Center and Columbia University. He is currently a partner at the firm of Winston & Strawn LLP. He has appeared in the media as a legal affairs expert. Lowell was chief minority counsel to U.S. House of Representatives Democratic members during the impeachment of Bill Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal.