The cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's office. Stars: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson 42. Ally McBeal (1997–2002) Error: please try again. Follows the personal and professional life of lawyer Ally. 43. Night Court (1984–1992)
Sebastian Stark is a Los Angeles hot-shot lawyer, who leaves his lucrative career as a defender of rich criminals to try public prosecution under the District Attorney. He forms a trial ... See full summary » 21. Murder One (1995–1997) Error: please try again. Theodore Hoffman is a prominent defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
The Lawyer (as he’s known) is one such example. Futurama had a classic episode parodying Ally McBeal (“Single Female Lawyer…havin’ lots of sex…”) but the best lawyer on the show is the Hyper-Chicken, an easily startled and confused countrified bird from some hick asteroid.
Error: please try again. Mandrake is a Rio de Janeiro criminal attorney specializing in blackmail and extortion cases, particularly ones involving high-society elites who call on him when their secret lives in the ... See full summary »
Suel Forrester is a recurring character on Saturday Night Live played by Chris Kattan. He is a southern lawyer whom speaks constantly in gibberish, only talking normal in the purpose of infuriating the characters he is speaking gibberish to.
' had Tiny Attorney, a weird cross between Matlock and Cuato from ''Total Recall''. He had lines like "I may just be a growth on the stomach of an inbred simpleton, but...", and actually says "I'm just a simple country lawyer" at one point. Jewel Crawford, Miss Liz's divorce attorney on King of the Hill.
Thank you for sharing! Finch, a first-year student at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, is truly named Atticus Finch, after the lawyer in Harper Lee's bestseller “To Kill a Mockingbird.” With his parents' approval, Finch went to court at age 8 to change his given name of Angus Finch to Atticus Finch.
Bird law can refer to: Animal law, laws regarding animals in general. Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, a US law regulating the hunting and capture of birds. Birds Directive, a European Union directive on the protection of wild birds and their habitats.
The real Atticus Finch was Harper Lee's father. According to Jennifer Maloney and Laura Stevens at the Wall Street Journal , his name was Amasa Coleman Lee, otherwise known as A.C. Lee, and he was a staunch segregationist.
At the heart of the dispute is the moral fiber of Atticus Finch, father of the story's narrator, Scout. Finch is a white lawyer in 1930s Alabama who defends an innocent black man charged with raping a white woman.
Atticus' wife, Jean, died young from a heart attack, leaving Atticus to raise Jem and Jean Louise with the help of a cook named Calpurnia. During Jean Louise's childhood, Atticus defended a black man accused of rape. (In Go Set a Watchman, he won this trial, but in To Kill a Mockingbird, he lost.)
The history of attorneys on TV dates back to the 1950s with the appearance of “Mr. Malone” on NBC in 1951. The genre is alive and well today with more than a dozen law-related shows on broadcast television at any one time, not to mention the shows available on cable and streaming networks.
20. Harvey Birdman, “Harvey Birdman, “Attorney at Law”. The first thing that should be noted is that Harvey Birdman is the only lawyer that has “Attorney at Law” in the title of his show.
The primary one, however, is Arnie Becker.
Ben Matlock, “Matlock”. A gentlemanly Southern lawyer , Matlock may have moved slow and was tight with a buck, but he always got his man or woman. The homespun philosophy that you received every episode was a bonus as was the ability to watch Andy Griffith continue to ply his trade. 6. Jackie Chiles, “Seinfeld”.
Andy Gillin received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his law degree from the University of Chicago. He is the managing partner of GJEL Accident Attorneys and has written and lectured in the field of plaintiffs’ personal injury law for numerous organizations. Andy is a highly recognized wrongful death lawyer in California.
Hutz wasn’t the greatest at his day job, but if you needed a paranoid knife-wielding babysitter for your kids, he was your man. Night Court. John Larroquette as horndog scumbag prosecutor Dan Fielding stole the show, giving Larroquette more screen time as the show went on. Suits.
Like Drop Dead Diva, JAG had a big hook: a legal procedural set in and around the U.S. Navy. David James Elliott plays the main judge advocate, who pits his military code of ethics against cases inspired by real-life events. Harry’s Law.
The rise of Saul is a momentous occasion for Breaking Bad fans, inspiring this week’s gallery of 24 favorite TV lawyers! Matt Murdock is a blind lawyer who moonlights as ...
Best quality: he works pro bono. Better Call Saul. Back by popular demand, Bob Odenkirk stars as small-time pubic defender Jimmy McGill (aka Saul Goodman ) in this spinoff to Breaking Bad.
Seinfeld. Jackie Chiles (played by Phil Morris) shows up in the later seasons of Seinfeld as a clear parody of attorney Johnnie Cochran (of O.J. Simpson murder case fame). Chiles’ wildly osciliating emotions and enunciated verbosity made him a standout character in a series full of memorable random characters.
But the top prize goes to Sam Waterston who played the diligent and driven Jack McCoy for 15 seasons. Matlock. In his most enduring role, Andy Griffith played Ben Matlock for nine seasons with wit and humor, playing up the character’s penchant for hot dogs and extreme thrift (despite charging $100,000 per case).
Perry Mason. Defense attorney Perry Mason was so good at his job, he frequently exposed killers without ever going to trial. Raymond Burr played the character for nine seasons starting in 1957, and successfully revived the character for 26 more TV movies starting in the mid 1980s. Damages.