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Kelly Hyman
Born
Kelly Alexandra Hyman

1969[1]
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, University of California - Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Legal analyst, television commentator[2]
Years active2001-present
Known forFox News punditry, legal commentator

Kelly Alexandra Hyman is an American attorney, author and media commentator, best known as a legal analyst on Fox News.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

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Hyman's father, Alex Daoud, was the mayor of Miami from 1985 to 1991.[6] Her mother was a professional tennis player who had emigrated to the United States from Australia.[4]

Hyman received a B.A. in Communications from the University of California, Los Angeles. From 2000 to 2003, she attended the University of Florida and earned a Juris Doctor from Fredric G. Levin College of Law.[7][8]

Career

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Hyman worked as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court Judge Brian Sandoval, United States Bankruptcy Judge Robert Mark, and Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, Wendell Graham.[9] She has been at the center of several high-profile legal cases as a plaintiff and as a plaintiff's attorney including Major League Baseball class action lawsuit.[10][11]

Television

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Hyman is a TV commentator appearing on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox News.[4] As an actress, Hyman appeared in John Astin's TV pilot "Getting There" (1980), on the comedy film Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) and on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (1986). For this role she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1986 in the category of "Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Daytime Series.”[12]

Hyman hosts ‘’’Once Upon a Crime in Hollywood’’’, a podcast series that revisits the 2010 murder of publicist Ronni Chasen.[13] In it, Hyman examines Chasen’s life and career and will interview forensics experts, police investigators, prosecutors, and journalists, as well as some of Chasen’s former clients.[14]

Authorship

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  • Hyman, Kelly (2019-11-19). The Top Ten Reasons to Dump Trump in 2020. Strauss Consultants ISBN 1948181827
  • Kelly Hyman (2021-06-12) Build Back Better: The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration, and Beyond ISBN 1637550898

Personal life

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In July 2012, Hyman married Paul G. Hyman Jr.[15] In 2014, Hyman attempted to evict her father, Alex Daoud, from a home she contested that she owned.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "An Interview With Kelly Hyman: From Actor To Attorney With Tact". Forbes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "From Child Actor to Courtroom Advocate, Kelly Hyman Charts Her Own Course to Justice". Village Voice. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Bristol: Colston's toppling sparked 'vital' debate in US". BBC News. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ^ a b c Gillette, Sam (2021-07-15). "From Getting McDonald's with Brad Pitt to Fox News Commentator: How Child Actor Kelly Hyman Entered Politics". People magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  5. ^ Baer, Russell (2023-08-25). "Do You Know Kelly Hyman? One Woman's Remarkable Journey From Child Actor to Trial Attorney and Political TV Strategist". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  6. ^ a b Teproff, Carli (2014-11-17). "Disgraced former Miami Beach mayor in court battle with daughter over multi-million dollar home". Miami Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Why a suspected serial rapist could be granted bail: Attorney Kelly Hyman". Fox News. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  8. ^ Ruelas, Brianna (2023-08-15). "You've Probably Seen Kelly Hyman on TV, But Her Work in the Courtroom Is Just as Impressive". Grit Daily News. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  9. ^ Jackoway, Emily (2022-01-12). "Lawyer Limelight: Kelly Hyman". Law Dragon. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  10. ^ Pesquera, Adolfo (2014-11-20). "Why Judge is "Dismayed" and "Disappointed" Over $1M Fight Between Father, Daughter". Law.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  11. ^ Shaikin, Bill (2020-04-28). "MLB Reverses Ticket Policy, Clearing Way for Fan Refunds". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  12. ^ "Author and Attorney Kelly Hyman Shows Us What Determination Can Achieve". Vegas magazine. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  13. ^ "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Podcast Takes an Up Close at the Murder of Ronni Chasen". Celeb magazine. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  14. ^ Rice, Lynette (2023-03-11). "New Podcast From Kelly Hyman Will Revisit Ronni Chasen's Murder". Deadline. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  15. ^ Volokh, Eugene (2020-11-24). "Overbroad Injunction Used to Try to Vanish Articles About Daughter's Property Lawsuit Against Father". Reason. Retrieved 2024-03-25.