We encounter Great lawyers in different place. I am a sucker for law related shows - the law and order series come to mind. I used to watch The Practice until they mucking around with the time schedule, then I watched a variety of shows including Law and Order. The L&O series is starting to get to me. It was sweet when you had one version, now I have to keep up with the different versions they have- which are all good I might add.
Long before I decided to come to law school, I watched a lot of Matlock - the epitome of a Southern Lawyer. At least, thats what his demeanor and accent seem to show. Hey I might be wrong, but he sure knew how to prove his case and win!!
Perry Mason on the other hand, is what my Legal Ethics Professor calls the Baby Boomer's idea of a lawyer. Who am I to argue with that?
I may have caught a couple of Perry Mason episodes on TV back in college - at the risk of dating myself and you think that I am a baby boomer - they were reruns. Perry Mason in the episodes I saw, had grey hair - wise guy, not in the mafia kinda way and knew his stuff. And to think I wasnt thinking of law school then!!!
How did I meet Atticus Finch. I have one of my professors Steve Lubet at Northwestern to thank for that. I took a class with him -I am not sure what name to call the class but lets call it "story telling." I remember reading somewhere where someone said "When Atticus Finch walked from the courtroom and the gallery rose in his honor, tears streamed down my face," now thats powerful stuff. I read to kill a mockingbird and wondered if we still had lawyers like Atticus Finch. Steve Lubet might come close - maybe its the grey hair that to me signifies wisdom - but he sure reminds me of someone with the credibility of Finch. It is probably my association of Lubet with Finch and the fact that Lubet is an ethics scholar/expert, that makes me associate ethics with Atticus Finch and that every lawyer should strive to be like Atticus Finch.
In any case, these are lawyers we should at one time or another, watch as they perform in the courtroom, cos we sure can learn a lot from them.
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