Leslie Abramson was the attorney for Erik Menendez during his infamous trial, and went through some big highs and lows following that case.

The lawyer, played in the Netflix series by Ari Graynor, also briefly represented music producer Phil Spector in his 2007 murder trial The post ‘Monsters’: Where Is Menendez Brothers Attorney Leslie Abramson Now?

In a 1990 article titled "Nightmare on Elm Drive," Vanity Fair reporter Dominick Dunne noted Abramson's reputation as the "most brilliant Los Angeles defense lawyer for death-row cases" and said she was both "fearless and tough" in and out of the courtroom.