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Rikki Klieman
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Rikki Klieman (born 1948) is an American criminal defense lawyer and television personality. A native of Chicago , she is a legal analyst for CBS News , having previously worked in criminal defense in Boston and taught at Columbia Law School . Additionally, she is an author, actress, and is married to William Bratton , former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department and former Police Commissioner of the New York Police Department .
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american criminal defense lawyer and television personality
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