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 7 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

Lyman Community Center

13472 Highway 49

Gulfport, MS

Agenda for Thursday, the 9th of July 2015

Agenda is Approximate and Tentative

8:00am - 8:30am - Registration

8:30am - 9:30am - What Our Clients Expect from Us (Thanks to Hollywood) - Clips discussed:  Young Mr. Lincoln (Henry Fonda, 1939), Inherit the Wind (Spencer Tracy, 1960), Perry Mason (TV, 1957-66),  Boston Legal (TV, 2004-2008),  Michael Clayton (George Clooney, 2007) 

9:35am - 10:50am - In the Courtroom:  Themes, Voir Dire, Opening Statements, Expert Witnesses, and Direct Examination - Clips discussed:  Young Mr. Lincoln (Henry Fonda, 1939), My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci, 1992), Philadelphia (Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, 1993), Judgment at Nuremberg (Spencer Tracy, 1961), To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck, 1962), The Social Network (Jesse Eisenberg, 2010),  Kramer vs. Kramer (Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, 1979)  

11:00am - 12:15pm - Making the Case:  Cross Examination and Closing Argument -Clips discussed:  Matlock (Andy Griffith TV, 1986-96), Legally Blonde (Reese Witherspoon, 2001), A Few Good Men (Jack Nicholson, 1992), A Civil Action (Robert Duvall, John Travolta, 1998), Anatomy of a Murder (Jimmy Stewart, 1959)

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

1:30pm - 2:30pm - Communicating with Jurors and Judges - Clips discussed:  12 Angry Men (Henry Fonda, 1957), Amistad (Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, 1997), My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci, 1992)

 

2:45pm - 3:15pm - A Crazy Way to Make a Living - Clips discussed:  The Paper Chase (John Houseman, 1973), The Verdict (Paul Newman, 1982)

3:15pm - 4:15pm - A Noble and Honorable Profession:  Ethics and Professionalism -Clips discussed:  Liar, Liar (Jim Carrey, 1997), Fracture (Ryan Gosling, 2007), Miracle on 34th Street (Natalie Wood, 1947), The Conspirator (Robin Wright, 2010), To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck, 1962)