An angry Al Pacino (is there another?) plays Arthur Kirkland, the best lawyer he knows in Baltimore. His client loses his marbles; his girlfriend loses patience; The Chief Justice plans suicide fantasies. In addition, he is trapped by depicting a judge accused of rape – a judge who happily ignores the detention of a very innocent and desperate client of Kirkland. All this is put together in a final harangue in the courtroom that makes Pacino`s bank robbery look like a Trappist prayer on the day of the dog afternoon. You think I`m out of order? Hey, courtroom or not, it`s Pacino.TRIVIA: Jack Warden, who plays a suicidal judge, appears in two other films in the ABA newspapers « 25 Greatest Legal Movies », 12 Angry Men and The Verdict. An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a Californian energy company accused of polluting a city`s water supply. So quiet, please. A hammer rap, a curtain pull and « Listen! Listen to yourself!  » for the 25 greatest right-wing films ever made. Together, these films represent 31 Oscar wins and 85 other nominations, as befits the best work of some of the greatest actors, screenwriters and directors of their time. Paul Scofield`s Oscar-winning performance as Sir Thomas More, the Tudor-era judge, has been named Chancellor of England. He was caught up in the political struggle over Henry VIII`s decision to oppose the Roman Catholic Church and divorce his wife in order to marry Anne Boleyn.

Lines from playwright Robert Bolt`s moving script are often quoted in U.S. court opinions: « I know what is legal, not what is right. And I will stick to what is legal. And: « This earth is full of laws, from coast to coast to coast – the laws of man, not the laws of God! And if you cut them off, and you`re just the man who does it, do you really believe that you could stand in the winds that would blow then? TRIVIA: Won six Oscars, including « Best Picture » and « Best Director » (Fred Zinnemann). Julia Roberts takes an Oscar-winning turn as a true paralegal and cheeky single mother whose persistent investigation into a suspicious property case reveals a pattern of illegal dumping of highly toxic hexavalent chromium and one of the fiercest class action lawsuits in U.S. history. Albert Finney plays his boss, Ed Masry.Line of lawyer of the film, she says to him: « Do they teach lawyers to apologize? » Because you suck it. TRIVIA: The real Brockovich and the real Masry have appearances in a restaurant. Lawyer and novelist Scott Turow`s bestseller stars Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich, a prosecutor accused of murdering a colleague with whom he had an affair. Through his lawyer Sandy Stern (Raul Julia), Sabich discovers the maritime side of himself and criminal law – a point of view that insults and saves him. The well-constructed plot includes a dark twist at the end, with which Sabich must learn to live. TRIVIA: Produced by Alan J. Pakula, who produced To Kill a Mockingbird early in his career.

Earlier this year, ABA Journal asked 12 prominent lawyers who teach film or are related to the company to choose what they think are the best films ever made about lawyers and the law. We brought together their various nominees to produce the best choices of our jury. While working for this lawyer, Baylor Deck meets Shifflet, a paralegal played by Danny DeVito and Dot Black (played by Mary Kay Place), whose insurer does not cover his dying son. When he learns this information, Baylor decides to team up with Shifflet to take over Black`s insurance company and his impressive lawyer (played by Jon Voight). Ten years ago, the ABA Journal published a cover story titled « The 25 Greatest Legal Films, » a list of top-notch legal films from a panel that included lawyers, law professors, and, yes, an actual judge. Gambini, played by Joe Pesci, does his best to defend his cousin and his cousin`s boyfriend, but makes a series of missteps along the way. Gambini`s fiancée, Mona Lisa, played by Marisa Tomei, plays a key role in helping him defend himself. Vincent « Vinny » Gambini (Joe Pesci) is a brazen Brooklyn lawyer who recently passed the bar exam on his sixth attempt.

It depicts his cousin and a friend – two California students who are arrested for murder after a brief stop at a supermarket in rural Alabama. Nevertheless, the rule of law prevails in the courtroom of Judge Chamberlain Haller (Fred Gwynne). The film contains the shortest opening argument in cinema (« All the guy just said is. »), his best introduction to the Code of Criminal Procedure and a case that depends on expert testimony duly established on the tire tracks of a 1964 lark and the optimal cooking time of the groats. TRIVIA: Marisa Tomei won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. We wanted to update the list this year and decided to expand the scope to include films that tell stories outside of the typical forensic drama – films that explore how the legal system intersects with our lives in different ways. McDeere finds himself in a traffic jam when the FBI contacts him to gather evidence about his colleagues` actions. As a result, he must decide whether he should do his best in the eyes of the law and make the decision that keeps him alive. Today`s article is totally fun – and I hope you`ll have as much fun with it as I created it. Below are the 25 best lawyer movies of all time (in my opinion), with excerpts from some of the best scenes. Have I forgotten anything? If so, let me know in the comments. In 1839, the revolt of Mende`s prisoners aboard a Spanish ship sparked great controversy in the United States when the ship was diverted off the coast of Long Island.

The courts must decide whether the Mendes are slaves or legally free. What would Hollywood do without lawyers? In a city based on copyright and cosmetic surgery, lawyers have done much more than write the fine print in studio contracts or post bail for hollow-eyed stars on the path to rehabilitation. From the succinct Henry Drummond and the droll Mr. Lincoln to the seductive Danny Kaffee and the royal Atticus Finch, the lawyers provided some of Hollywood`s most memorable movie heroes and some of its most honorable and thoughtful films. On the surface, it`s a David vs Goliath: the lawyers for the Little Boston plaintiffs against two conglomerates whose tannery, as they decided, is responsible for the leukemia-related deaths of eight children. At its core, however, it is an adult thriller about the dangerous practical consequences of demanding moral outcomes from a trial that is better suited to risk and reward. John Travolta is serious about the role of Jan Schlichtmann, the firm`s senior partner, whose outrage drags the company into a war of attrition against a better-funded enemy. Robert Duvall is skilled as the eccentric Jerome Facher, an in-house lawyer whose experience Schlichtmann predicts for every naïve step. Best Lawyer Line goes to Facher: « Pride lost more cases than bad evidence, silly witnesses and a hanged judge combined.