by Howard Haykin

Donald Trump has personal legal advisers, as do his associates - including Michael Pence, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and son-in-law Jared Kushner. Here's a brief look at Team Trump:

DONALD TRUMP   

• Marc Kasowitz: (i) Bare-knuckled litigator and fierce defender of Trump; (ii) has represented him for >15 years;  (iii) not a criminal lawyer, but has joined Trump’s battles with regulators, real estate partners, and journalists.
• Jay Sekulow:  (i) Former attorney for the IRS;  (ii) chief counsel to the conservative American Center for Law and Justice;  (iii) has argued cases before the Supreme Court;  (iv) hosts daily radio show and is frequent guest on Fox News.
• Michael Bowe:  (i) Longtime law partner of Kasowitz;  (ii) ex-Sullivan & Cromwell litigator;  (ii) deposed hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen in civil case. 

JARED KUSHNER, IVANKA TRUMP

• Jamie Gorelick:  (i) Clinton administration deputy attorney general;  (ii) WilmerHale partner;  (iii) rumored to have been on Hillary's short list for AG.

MIKE PENCE

• Richard Cullen:  (i) Former U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia. [Click NYTimes for more info.]

MICHAEL FLYNN

• Robert Kelner:  (i) Covington & Burling partner, election law expert;  (ii)  Represented RNC (Republican National Committee) in congressional probe into Bush administration emails.

PAUL MANAFORT

• Reginald Brown:  (i) WilmerHale partner;  (ii) represented Rex Tillerson on complying with federal ethics rules

ROGER STONE

• Robert Buschel:  (i) South Florida defense lawyer;  (ii) wrote 2016 novel about a president who wins the White House after the election is hacked.

• Grant J. Smith:  (i) Does corporate transaction law in Florida.