Lawyers at the Movies: Learning from the Top 30 Legal Movies & TV Shows of All Time

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Overview

Although Hollywood has a tendency to portray lawyers and the legal profession in a very unrealistic light, wonderful lessons for practicing lawyers nonetheless abound in some of the most beloved "lawyer" movies and TV shows of all time.  So - earn 6 hours of CLE and grab some popcorn as we discuss practical lessons in trial technique, client relations, and much more from lots of your favorite movies, including:

• To Kill a Mockingbird
• The Verdict
• My Cousin Vinnie
• Fracture (with Ryan Gossling)
• Boston Legal
• Liar, Liar (with Jim Carrey)
• The Perry Mason Show
• And much, much more!

Speaker(s)

William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi

Meeting Site

Homewood Public Library

1721 Oxmoor Road

Birmingham, AL  35209

Agenda for Tuesday, the 16th of December 2014

Agenda is Approximate and Tentative

8:00am - 8:30am - Registration

8:30am - 9:30am - The Law as a Profession - Clips discussed:  Michael Clayton(George Clooney, 2007), Young Mr. Lincoln, Inherit the Wind (Spencer Tracy, 1960),Perry Mason (TV, 1957-66), Boston Legal (TV, 2004-2008), Ghosts of Mississippi(Alec Baldwin, 1996) 

9:35am - 10:50am - In the Courtroom:  Themes, Opening Statements, Expert Witnesses, and Direct Examination - Clips discussed:  Miracle on 34th Street(Natalie Wood, 1947), A Civil Action (John Travolta, 1998), Matlock (Andy Griffith TV, 1986-96), Damages (TV, 2007-12), My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci, 1992), Judgment at Nuremberg (Spencer Tracy, 1961), Kramer vs. Kramer (Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, 1979)  

11:00am - 12:15pm - Making the Case:  Cross Examination and Closing Argument -Clips discussed:  Anatomy of a Murder (Jimmy Stewart, 1959), Suits (TV, 2011-present), The Accused (Jodie Foster, 1988), Legally Blonde (Reese Witherspoon, 2001)

12:15pm - 1:30pm - Lunch (on your own)

1:30pm - 2:30pm - The Jury and the Client - Clips discussed:  12 Angry Men (Henry Fonda, 1957), The Good Wife (TV, 2009-present), The Rainmaker (Matt Damon, 1997),LA Law (TV, 1986-94)

2:45pm - 3:15pm - Communicating with Judges, Jurors, and Clients - Clips discussed:  A Few Good Men (Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, 1992), Amistad (Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, 1997)

3:15pm - 4:15pm - A Noble and Honorable Profession:  Ethics and Professionalism - Clips discussed:  Liar, Liar (Jim Carrey, 1997), Fracture (Ryan Gossling, 2007), The Paper Chase (John Houseman, 1973), The Social Network (Justin Timberlake, 2010),The Conspirator (Robin Wright, 2010), The Verdict (Paul Newman, 1982), To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck, 1962)