Rachel Hirschfeld (attorney)
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Rachel Hirschfeld is an animal rights activist and a lawyer specializing in the area of animal law
, pet trust
s, and pet protection agreements. She has been co-producer of productions of the plays Oleanna
and Blithe Spirit
.
s. When a New York court awarded $2 million to Leona Helmsley
's dog, Hirschfeld was quoted in The New Yorker
calling it "one of the greatest moments in my life". She noted that "It's a landmark case, for a judge to be able to say that we have a case for that amount of money."
Hirschfeld has been either quoted or profiled by news and media outlets in stories about pet trusts and pet rights including ABC’s Nightline, The New Yorker, The New York Sun, Newsday, The Today Show, CNN, the CBS Early Show, the Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street Journal.
Animal law
Animal law is a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature—legal, social or biological—of nonhuman animals is an important factor. Animal law encompasses companion animals, wildlife, animals used in entertainment and animals raised for food and research...
, pet trust
Pet trust
A pet trust is a legal arrangement to provide care for a pet after its owner dies. A pet trust falls under trust law and is one option for pet owners...
s, and pet protection agreements. She has been co-producer of productions of the plays Oleanna
Oleanna (play)
Oleanna is a two-character play by David Mamet, about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure...
and Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (play)
Blithe Spirit is a comic play written by Noël Coward which takes its title from Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "To a Skylark" . The play concerns socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to...
.
Legal career
Hirschfeld is an advocate in the area of pet trustPet trust
A pet trust is a legal arrangement to provide care for a pet after its owner dies. A pet trust falls under trust law and is one option for pet owners...
s. When a New York court awarded $2 million to Leona Helmsley
Leona Helmsley
Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley was an American businesswoman and real estate entrepreneur. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname Queen of Mean...
's dog, Hirschfeld was quoted in The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
calling it "one of the greatest moments in my life". She noted that "It's a landmark case, for a judge to be able to say that we have a case for that amount of money."
Hirschfeld has been either quoted or profiled by news and media outlets in stories about pet trusts and pet rights including ABC’s Nightline, The New Yorker, The New York Sun, Newsday, The Today Show, CNN, the CBS Early Show, the Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street Journal.