Mel Gibson's ex hires domestic violence lawyer

Washington, (ANI): Mel Gibson"s ex Oksana Grigorieva has hired a domestic violence lawyer. Dan O'Malley happens to be a retired judge, former prosecutor and current candidate for District Attorney of Contra Costa County, CA ... who specializes in domestic violence, CA, reports TMZ.com.

Daniel Horowitz, one of Oksana's lawyers, said that Dan O'Malley is now on board to advise his team on domestic violence issues. Specifically, Horowitz says O'Malley will "hook up people in the domestic violence community to help Oksana," as well as "interface with the L.A. County District Attorney regarding the Mel Gibson domestic violence investigation."

However, if O'Malley wins the election for D.A. of Contra Costa County in November, he must resign.