Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 1, 2025
Litigators set the record straight on Hollywood's legal myths
While it's flattering that Hollywood finds the law so interesting -- and yes, we get the need for creative license -- we've got four tropes in legal dramas to debunk.
"You're a lawyer, right? Okay, so your job is just like 'Matlock' 1.0 or 2.0, 'The Good Wife,' 'Good Fight,' 'The Firm,' Legally Blonde,' the collected works of David E. Kelley, or every other film or TV legal drama?"
We've all been there. Between a deep sigh, an attempt to not visibly roll your eyes or a constrained cry of "you can't do that in real life," you wonder which trope will be excitedly brought up by your new acquaintance. It's flattering tha...
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