Lawyers at the Movies: Learning from the Top "Lawyer" Movies of All-Time

December 31st, 2024 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Central Time

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Overview

The Centerpiece of the Barristers "Lawyers & Cinema" Webcast Series!

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 many of your favorite movies, including:

• To Kill a Mockingbird, with Gregory Peck
• Bridge of Spies, with Tom Hanks
• My Cousin Vinny, with Joe Pesci & Marisa Tomei
• A Civil Action, with John Travolta and Robert Duvall
• Marshall, with Chadwick Boseman
• A Few Good Men, with Tom Cruise & Demi Moore
• And much, much more!

 

Level of Instruction

Intermediate

Speakers

William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi

Agenda for Tuesday, the 31st of December 2024

8:30 am Central Time - Webcast Begins (Please register and sign into the website at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start)

(Agenda is approximate and tentative)

8:30am - 9:20am - What Our Clients Expect from Us (Thanks to Hollywood) - Clips discussed:  Young Mr. Lincoln (Henry Fonda, 1939), Inherit the Wind (Spencer Tracy, 1960), Jurassic Park (1993),  Legally Blonde (Reese Witherspoon, 2001)

9:20am - 9:25am - Break

9:25am - 10:40am - In the Courtroom:  Voir Dire, Jury Selection, & Opening Statements - Clips discussed:  Young Mr. Lincoln (Henry Fonda, 1939), Marshall (Chadwick Boseman, 2017), My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci, 1992), Philadelphia (Denzel Washington, Mary Steenburgen, 1993), The Burial (Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, 2023)       

10:40am - 10:50am - Break

10:50am - 12:15pm - In the Courtroom:  Direct Examination & Witness Preparation - Clips discussed:  Judgment at Nuremberg (Spencer Tracy, 1961), To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck, 1962), Malice (Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, 1993), Frasier (Kelsey Grammer, 1999),   Kramer v. Kramer (Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, 1979)       

12:15pm - 1:00pm - Break

1:00pm - 1:40pm - In the Courtroom:  Cross Examination - Clips discussed:  A Few Good Men (Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, 1992),  A Civil Action (Robert Duvall, John Travolta, 1998), Anatomy of a Murder (Jimmy Stewart, 1959)

1:40pm - 1:45pm - Break

1:45pm - 2:35pm - In the Courtroom:  Closing Arguments, Experts, & Jury Communication - Clips discussed:  A Time to Kill  (Matthew McConaughey, 1996), The Verdict (Paul Newman, 1982), Clarence Darrow (Henry Fonda, 1974), My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci, 1992)

2:35pm - 2:45pm - Break

2:45pm - 3:45pm - A Noble and Honorable Profession:  Ethics of Zealous Advocacy - Clips discussed:   Bridge of Spies (Tom Hanks, 2015), To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck, 1962), And Justice for All (Al Pacino, 1979), The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (Dennis Weaver, 1980)