William C Allred

Gloria Allred, the outspoken feminist attorney known for trying cases in both the courtroom and the media, is feeling the sting of such tactics in a long-simmering divorce dispute that has wended its way to U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Her adversary is her former husband, William C. Allred, a onetime aerospace entrepreneur who used to be portrayed as a docile spouse overshadowed by his famous wife. He later achieved notoriety as the "estranged husband" convicted of defrauding the U.S. government.

Gloria Allred, the outspoken feminist attorney known for trying cases in both the courtroom and the media, is feeling the sting of such tactics in a long-simmering divorce dispute that has wended its way to U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Her adversary is her former husband, William C. Allred, a onetime aerospace entrepreneur who used to be portrayed as a docile spouse overshadowed by his famous wife. He later achieved notoriety as the "estranged husband" convicted of defrauding the U.S. government.

"Did you see Gloria Allred on the news last night?" The guy at the front of the line in the mail center was talking to the clerk. "I'm surprised it took her this long to surface," the clerk said, throwing a package on the scale. As usual, the topics of the day were under serious scrutiny. "You think they should fry O.J.?" Allred had just called for Dist. Atty. Gil Garcetti to seek the death penalty in the case against the world-renowned rental-car shill.