Gavel giggler

Q: What do you call a sufficiently evident Transformer?







A: Optimus Prima Facie Case!

Quote of the Day - October 30, 2008

"I'm a lawyer, I look for loopholes."

- Jordan Wethersby, Eli Stone

Quote of the Day - October 29, 2008

Joy: "I'm gonna need another lawyer. It's nothing personal, it's just that I don't want to be represented by someone whose ears are only good for holding up glasses."

Doug (deaf lawyer's translator): "She said she is the lawyer that the court appointed you, and if you don't like it you can represent yourself, your ignorant white trash whore."

- My Name is Earl

Quote of the Day - October 28, 2008

"Objection, your honor. You can't preface your second point with 'first of all.'"

- Alan Shore, "Boston Legal"

Alexandra Cabot: Lawyer Superhero Number Nine

9. Alexandra Cabot, Law and Order: SVU

A controversial choice, we know. In a way, the "Law & Order" ADAs are somewhat interchangeable. Were you aware that so many hotties went to law school? And then became low-paid public servants? With extremely high trial success rates? We didn't, either. From Abbie Carmichael to Serena Southerlyn, Connie Rubirosa to Kim Grayleck, the L&O franchise has churned out more photogenic prosecutors than Harvard has kids with superiority complexes.

So why does Alex Cabot stand out above the rest? Well, she did take on a Columbian drug syndicate and have to go into federal witness protection. And then she left federal witness protection to testify against another baddie. And then had to go back in and assume yet another identity.

And you couldn't even earn your pro bono certificate. Tsk tsk.

Quote of the Day - October 27, 2008

Jack Woltz: "I know almost every big lawyer in New York, who the hell are you?"

Tom Hagen: "I have a special practice. I handle one client. Now you have my number. I'll wait for your call. By the way, I admire your pictures very much."

- The Godfather

Is it just me, or does democratic Attorney General candidate Jean Welch Hill look eerily similar to Allison Janney, (C.J. on the West Wing)?

Jean Welch Hill with AG Mark Shurtleff





Allison Janney

I wonder if besides sharing C.J.'s good looks, Jean also shares C.J.'s wit:

"More people get killed each year getting change out of a vending machine than get killed in a wolf attack. Number of people killed last year retrieving change from a vending machine: four. Number of people killed by a wolf attack: zero." -C.J., The West Wing.

So, really, is C.J. Jean, is Jean C.J.? hmmm ....

Quote of the Day - October 24, 2008

Devon: (after running into traffic and getting hit by a town car) "I'm going to sue you! I'm going to sue the whole city!"

Tracy: "You can't sue me! I'm already being sued! Double indemnity!"

- 30 Rock

Quote of the Day - October 23, 2008

Andrew Beckett:  "That's their story.  Wanna hear mine?"

Joe Miller: "How many lawyers did you go to before me?"

Andrew Beckett: "Nine."

Joe Miller: "Go on."

- Philadelphia

Veronica Donovan: Lawyer Superhero Number Ten

10. Veronica Donovan, Prison Break 

Biography: Veronica is the childhood friend of Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield.  When Linc was accused of murdering the Vice President's brother, Veronica agreed to represent him, despite the fact that her area of expertise was real estate law.   Veronica believed in Lincoln's innocence when no one else did, including Michael.  When Lincoln was convicted and sentenced to execution, she tried to get help from a group called "Project Justice," knowing that she had no appellate experience.  Project Justice turned her down, and she was basically forced to handle the case by herself.  (No, the fact that two-faced Nick offered assistance does not constitute real help.  The dude straight up tried to have her killed in exchange for his father's freedom.  And unlike Lincoln, Nick's father probably really did it.)

Why Veronica is a legal rock star:  She took a case that no one else would, at great personal sacrifice.  She became competent in an entirely different area of law in order to help her friend.  She finally solved the murder mystery, and managed to tip Lincoln off to the truth before being axed herself.  And unlike Ally McBeal, she never showed up to court in a mini-skirt suit.  Nope, not even when she was only practicing civil law.