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you want the truth you can’t handle the
truth
you can handle the truth can’t you
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movie lawyers for this list we’ve picked
the cream of the crop the most moral
hard-working lawyers you’d want on your
side in the courtroom Oh sweetheart you
don’t need Law School law schools for
people who are boring and ugly and
serious number 10 Martin Vail primal
fear my name is Martin Vail what you
call a big-shot attorney Vail is the
classic money-hungry lawyer who doesn’t
care about the truth as long as he wins
truth how do you mean but he experiences
one of the biggest personal
transformations on our list changing
from a self-absorbed big-shot to a
humble civil servant just trying to get
his altar boy client off on murder
charges you know the usual case despite
his doubts he sticks by his client if
only he was sure of his innocence why
gamble with money when you can gamble
with people’s lives that was a joke I
believe in the notion that people are
innocent until proven guilty
number 9 Rudy Baylor and Dec shifflett
the Rainmaker and who you would be
better I work for J Lyman stone two
lawyers for the price of one what a
bargain Baylor is a wet-behind-the-ears
newbie while shifflett is a less than
upstanding old-timer in law school Rudy
they don’t teach you what you need to
know it’s all theories and lofty notions
and big fat ethics books
what’s wrong with ethics
I guess the duo manages to open a
practice and tackle a medical lawsuit
against an insurance giant there’s
nothing more thrilling than nailing an
insurance company the to teach each
other how to be better lawyers and men
through their triumphs and setbacks
along the way their ethics are tested
but they remain unscathed every lawyer
at least once in every case feels
himself crossing a line he doesn’t
really mean to cross it just happens and
if you cross it enough times it
disappears forever and then you’re
nothing but another lured joke just
another shark in the dirty water number
8 Jake Brigance a time to kill it is
incumbent upon us lawyers not to just
talk about the truth but to actually
seek it to find it to live it Matthew
McConaughey has portrayed a lawyer
several times on screen but as Jake
Brigance he must fight against the odds
as a lawyer in the deep south defending
a black man who shot and killed his
daughters rapists you sure you want to
be known as the man to defend of that
murderer think about what I toss away
the promising comedian the KKK target
Brigance his family but he stands by his
client in pursuit of justice and
McConaughey’s performance is riveting as
he makes tough choice after tough choice
I set out to prove a black man could
receive a fair trial in the South that
we are all equal in the eyes of the law
that’s not the truth because the eyes of
the law are humanized yours and mine and
until we can see each other as equals
it will remain nothing more than a
reflection of our own prejudices number
7 Frank Galvin the verdict our seventh
spot goes to an alcoholic lawyer looking
for redemption Galvin is given an easy
medical malpractice suit to settle I got
you a good case it’s a moneymaker but
decides he can do more for his clients
by going to trial when the court is the
court doesn’t exist to give him justice
court exists to give him a chance at
justice galvans redemption story paid
off Paul Newman was nominated for the
Oscar and the movie is listed as
four on afi’s 10 greatest films in the
courtroom drama category redemption
indeed there are no other cases this is
the case there are no other cases this
is the case number 6 jan schlichtmann a
civil action personal injury law has a
bad reputation
they call us ambulance chasers bottom
feeders vultures who prey on the
misfortunes of others our first
character based on a real-life person is
jan schlichtmann a personal injury
lawyer out to make a quick buck Jan
becomes the classic underdog by going
against a major leather manufacturer
whose chemical dumping polluted a town’s
water source and left dozens with
leukemia it now I want to be clear I’m
not interested in money but none of us
are that’s not why we’re doing this what
we want is to know what happened
everyone an apology Travolta’s more than
convincing as a man facing adversity and
moral dilemmas at every turn you can’t
help but roof rim you’re asking people
to create a fiction that will stand for
the truth but will be the truth no
number 5 lieutenant Daniel Kaffee a few
good men he’s successfully plea bargain
44 cases in nine months one more I get a
set of steak knives this story begins
with Tom Cruise’s Kaffee depicted as a
lazy attorney out to do as little work
as possible but when put on the murder
trial of two Marines accused of killing
a fellow private against an adversary
like Jack Nicholson as Colonel jessep he
has no choice but to prove himself
I want a slam-dunk this guy caffee’s
transformation from zero to hero makes
for a riveting courtroom drama you have
no idea how to defend a nation you put
people’s lives in danger sweet dreams
son don’t call me son I’m a lawyer and
an officer in the United States Navy and
you’re under arrest you son of a bitch
number four Erin Brokovich Erin
Brokovich I may not have a law degree
but I’ve spent 18 months on this case
and I know more about these plaintiffs
than you ever will Julia Roberts is used
to playing women audiences will cheer
for and a role as Erin Brokovich
Terry turned legal eagle is no exception
what makes you think you can just walk
in there and what we need
they’re called boobs it it’s easy to
connect with the story of a real-life
woman who fights an electric company
responsible for polluting a town’s water
source critics were captivated and
Roberts swept the four major awards for
Best Actress including the Oscar and
it’s not hard to see why how did you do
this
well um saying is how I have no brains
or a legal expertise and Edie here was
losing all faith in the system MRA oh
yeah completely no faith no faith
I just went out there and performed
sexual favors 634 blowjobs in five days
number three Andrew Beckett Philadelphia
are you a good lawyer Andrew I’m an
excellent lawyer Andrew Beckett is a
closeted lawyer with HIV who was
wrongfully terminated from his law firm
after his illness is discovered plan on
bringing a wrongful termination suit
against Charles wheeler and his partners
you want to sue Wyant wheeler Hellerman
Tetlow and brown correct I’m seeking
representation in this story inspired by
a true life event Hanks gives a
career-best performance as a man who
won’t be bullied by bigots his
performance impacted the Academy and
Hanks took home the Oscar that year for
his moving portrayal well you call a
thousand lawyers Janey gather at the
bottom of the ocean I know a good start
number two Vinnie Gambini
my cousin Vinnie we gotta let Tony in
the family crate who my cousin Vinnie
easily one of Joe Pesci’s best
performances Gambini is the fast-talking
New York lawyer who’s trying to get his
cousin out of murder charges in the deep
south how long you been practicing
almost six weeks but then you graduated
from Law School six years ago what even
doing since studying commended by
lawyers as a faithful representation of
their profession this film has Vinnie
come up against setback after setback in
the courtroom the defense is entitled to
advance notice of any witness who will
testify particularly those who would
give scientific evidence so that we
could properly prepare for
cross-examination
as well as to give the defensive
opportunity to have the witnesses
reports reviewed by a defense expert who
might then be in a position to
contradict the veracity of his
conclusions Michigan meaning yes sir
that is a lucid intelligent
well-thought-out objection
thank you your honor overruled as funny
as he is smart Gambini is the kind of
guy you want to succeed in spite of his
critics and he delivers is it possible
to to use yeah – what did you say Utes
yeah
– Utes what is a ute oh excuse me Your
Honor two youths before we unveil our
number one pick here are a few honorable
mentions cube
Bob Duane oh my god oh my god oh my god
Bernie much of a life mr. Voyles but it
has to be mine why are you so sure
there’s a Santa Claus I can’t
boy glad to oblige your honor hanging a
little to the left my man how about you
number one Atticus Finch To Kill a
Mockingbird you’re sworn to tell the
whole truth will you do it
it’s no surprise that our number one
pick goes to the lawyer every lawyer
aspires to be Gregory Peck brought
Harper Lee’s literary character to life
and to most he is Atticus Finch the
moral compass in a town divided by
racism
she shouldn’t be defending him then why
are you doing it for a number of reasons
main one is that if I didn’t I couldn’t
hold my head up in town his teachings on
equality and respect will resonate with
audiences for years to come no wonder he
took home the Oscar that year Oh
who leads a dick equal that’s no ideal
to me that is a living working reality
do you agree with our list yes they
deserve
dinah hope they burned it Hey who is
your favorite movie lawyer for more
law-abiding toptenz published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
you want the truth you can’t handle the
truth
you can handle the truth can’t you
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movie lawyers for this list we’ve picked
the cream of the crop the most moral
hard-working lawyers you’d want on your
side in the courtroom Oh sweetheart you
don’t need Law School law schools for
people who are boring and ugly and
serious number 10 Martin Vail primal
fear my name is Martin Vail what you
call a big-shot attorney Vail is the
classic money-hungry lawyer who doesn’t
care about the truth as long as he wins
truth how do you mean but he experiences
one of the biggest personal
transformations on our list changing
from a self-absorbed big-shot to a
humble civil servant just trying to get
his altar boy client off on murder
charges you know the usual case despite
his doubts he sticks by his client if
only he was sure of his innocence why
gamble with money when you can gamble
with people’s lives that was a joke I
believe in the notion that people are
innocent until proven guilty
number 9 Rudy Baylor and Dec shifflett
the Rainmaker and who you would be
better I work for J Lyman stone two
lawyers for the price of one what a
bargain Baylor is a wet-behind-the-ears
newbie while shifflett is a less than
upstanding old-timer in law school Rudy
they don’t teach you what you need to
know it’s all theories and lofty notions
and big fat ethics books
what’s wrong with ethics
I guess the duo manages to open a
practice and tackle a medical lawsuit
against an insurance giant there’s
nothing more thrilling than nailing an
insurance company the to teach each
other how to be better lawyers and men
through their triumphs and setbacks
along the way their ethics are tested
but they remain unscathed every lawyer
at least once in every case feels
himself crossing a line he doesn’t
really mean to cross it just happens and
if you cross it enough times it
disappears forever and then you’re
nothing but another lured joke just
another shark in the dirty water number
8 Jake Brigance a time to kill it is
incumbent upon us lawyers not to just
talk about the truth but to actually
seek it to find it to live it Matthew
McConaughey has portrayed a lawyer
several times on screen but as Jake
Brigance he must fight against the odds
as a lawyer in the deep south defending
a black man who shot and killed his
daughters rapists you sure you want to
be known as the man to defend of that
murderer think about what I toss away
the promising comedian the KKK target
Brigance his family but he stands by his
client in pursuit of justice and
McConaughey’s performance is riveting as
he makes tough choice after tough choice
I set out to prove a black man could
receive a fair trial in the South that
we are all equal in the eyes of the law
that’s not the truth because the eyes of
the law are humanized yours and mine and
until we can see each other as equals
it will remain nothing more than a
reflection of our own prejudices number
7 Frank Galvin the verdict our seventh
spot goes to an alcoholic lawyer looking
for redemption Galvin is given an easy
medical malpractice suit to settle I got
you a good case it’s a moneymaker but
decides he can do more for his clients
by going to trial when the court is the
court doesn’t exist to give him justice
court exists to give him a chance at
justice galvans redemption story paid
off Paul Newman was nominated for the
Oscar and the movie is listed as
four on afi’s 10 greatest films in the
courtroom drama category redemption
indeed there are no other cases this is
the case there are no other cases this
is the case number 6 jan schlichtmann a
civil action personal injury law has a
bad reputation
they call us ambulance chasers bottom
feeders vultures who prey on the
misfortunes of others our first
character based on a real-life person is
jan schlichtmann a personal injury
lawyer out to make a quick buck Jan
becomes the classic underdog by going
against a major leather manufacturer
whose chemical dumping polluted a town’s
water source and left dozens with
leukemia it now I want to be clear I’m
not interested in money but none of us
are that’s not why we’re doing this what
we want is to know what happened
everyone an apology Travolta’s more than
convincing as a man facing adversity and
moral dilemmas at every turn you can’t
help but roof rim you’re asking people
to create a fiction that will stand for
the truth but will be the truth no
number 5 lieutenant Daniel Kaffee a few
good men he’s successfully plea bargain
44 cases in nine months one more I get a
set of steak knives this story begins
with Tom Cruise’s Kaffee depicted as a
lazy attorney out to do as little work
as possible but when put on the murder
trial of two Marines accused of killing
a fellow private against an adversary
like Jack Nicholson as Colonel jessep he
has no choice but to prove himself
I want a slam-dunk this guy caffee’s
transformation from zero to hero makes
for a riveting courtroom drama you have
no idea how to defend a nation you put
people’s lives in danger sweet dreams
son don’t call me son I’m a lawyer and
an officer in the United States Navy and
you’re under arrest you son of a bitch
number four Erin Brokovich Erin
Brokovich I may not have a law degree
but I’ve spent 18 months on this case
and I know more about these plaintiffs
than you ever will Julia Roberts is used
to playing women audiences will cheer
for and a role as Erin Brokovich
Terry turned legal eagle is no exception
what makes you think you can just walk
in there and what we need
they’re called boobs it it’s easy to
connect with the story of a real-life
woman who fights an electric company
responsible for polluting a town’s water
source critics were captivated and
Roberts swept the four major awards for
Best Actress including the Oscar and
it’s not hard to see why how did you do
this
well um saying is how I have no brains
or a legal expertise and Edie here was
losing all faith in the system MRA oh
yeah completely no faith no faith
I just went out there and performed
sexual favors 634 blowjobs in five days
number three Andrew Beckett Philadelphia
are you a good lawyer Andrew I’m an
excellent lawyer Andrew Beckett is a
closeted lawyer with HIV who was
wrongfully terminated from his law firm
after his illness is discovered plan on
bringing a wrongful termination suit
against Charles wheeler and his partners
you want to sue Wyant wheeler Hellerman
Tetlow and brown correct I’m seeking
representation in this story inspired by
a true life event Hanks gives a
career-best performance as a man who
won’t be bullied by bigots his
performance impacted the Academy and
Hanks took home the Oscar that year for
his moving portrayal well you call a
thousand lawyers Janey gather at the
bottom of the ocean I know a good start
number two Vinnie Gambini
my cousin Vinnie we gotta let Tony in
the family crate who my cousin Vinnie
easily one of Joe Pesci’s best
performances Gambini is the fast-talking
New York lawyer who’s trying to get his
cousin out of murder charges in the deep
south how long you been practicing
almost six weeks but then you graduated
from Law School six years ago what even
doing since studying commended by
lawyers as a faithful representation of
their profession this film has Vinnie
come up against setback after setback in
the courtroom the defense is entitled to
advance notice of any witness who will
testify particularly those who would
give scientific evidence so that we
could properly prepare for
cross-examination
as well as to give the defensive
opportunity to have the witnesses
reports reviewed by a defense expert who
might then be in a position to
contradict the veracity of his
conclusions Michigan meaning yes sir
that is a lucid intelligent
well-thought-out objection
thank you your honor overruled as funny
as he is smart Gambini is the kind of
guy you want to succeed in spite of his
critics and he delivers is it possible
to to use yeah – what did you say Utes
yeah
– Utes what is a ute oh excuse me Your
Honor two youths before we unveil our
number one pick here are a few honorable
mentions cube
Bob Duane oh my god oh my god oh my god
Bernie much of a life mr. Voyles but it
has to be mine why are you so sure
there’s a Santa Claus I can’t
boy glad to oblige your honor hanging a
little to the left my man how about you
number one Atticus Finch To Kill a
Mockingbird you’re sworn to tell the
whole truth will you do it
it’s no surprise that our number one
pick goes to the lawyer every lawyer
aspires to be Gregory Peck brought
Harper Lee’s literary character to life
and to most he is Atticus Finch the
moral compass in a town divided by
racism
she shouldn’t be defending him then why
are you doing it for a number of reasons
main one is that if I didn’t I couldn’t
hold my head up in town his teachings on
equality and respect will resonate with
audiences for years to come no wonder he
took home the Oscar that year Oh
who leads a dick equal that’s no ideal
to me that is a living working reality
do you agree with our list yes they
deserve
dinah hope they burned it Hey who is
your favorite movie lawyer for more
law-abiding toptenz published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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