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  • Atticus Finch on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#1) Atticus Finch

    • To Kill a Mockingbird

    Notable Defense Tactics: Atticus Finch is tasked with defending Tom Robinson, a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman named Mayella Ewell. The story is set in Maycomb, AL, during the Great Depression, which isn't exactly a safe time for a Black man, especially those caught in this sort of predicament. Finch manages to prove that Mayella and her father, Bob Ewell, are lying and lack credibility.

    His work in the trial proves that Mayella made suggestive advances toward Tom, not the other way around. Unfortunately, the jury still votes to convict Tom, and he perishes trying to escape from prison before Atticus could challenge the verdict at appeal.

    Biggest Win: Finch doesn't win the case in trial, but he proves the Ewells lack credibility. In a way, he wins and loses the case at the same time.

    Biggest Loss: The People vs. Tom Robinson

  • Jake Tyler Brigance on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#2) Jake Tyler Brigance

    • A Time to Kill

    Notable Defense Tactics: After his daughter is viciously assaulted and beaten, Carl Lee Hailey goes into the courthouse and slays both of the guilty parties. He is immediately taken into custody, then chooses Jake Brigance to represent him.

    Brigance is concerned he can't get an acquittal, but his closing arguments describe, in painstaking detail, what the young girl went through. When he is finished, he asks them to "now imagine she's white." This helps convince the jury, and Hailey is acquitted.

    Biggest Win: The People vs. Carl Lee Hailey

    Biggest Loss: Unknown

  • Joe Miller on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#3) Joe Miller

    • Philadelphia

    Notable Defense Tactics: Despite his discomfort at first, Joe Miller agrees to represent Andrew Beckett in his wrongful termination case, which Beckett believes is the result of his manifestation of AIDS. Proving that Beckett was fired for having the disease is no easy task, but Miller manages to do it by tirelessly picking apart numerous stories and innuendo around Beckett's employment; he is able to win the case in the end.

    One of the most telling scenes in the movie involves Miller asking Beckett to take off his shirt so he could show the court an example of the lesions he was showing shortly before he was fired. The shocking revelation helps convince the jury that not only was Beckett fired for having AIDS, but that he deserves punitive damages totaling $5 million.

    Biggest Win: Andrew Beckett vs. Baker McKenzie

    Biggest Loss: The central trial of the film is the one involving Andrew, which he wins, but in the beginning, both attorneys are representing their respective parties against one another in a different lawsuit. The details of the case aren't explored in much length, but Miller loses the case to Beckett.

  • Vinny Gambini on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#4) Vinny Gambini

    • My Cousin Vinny

    Notable Defense Tactics: After Stan Rothenstein and Bill Gambini are accused of taking down a store clerk, they call on Bill's cousin Vinny to represent them. It's Vinny's first case, and he's woefully unprepared without the necessary experience to properly defend anyone.

    Fortunately, he perseveres and, in the end, he wins the case by thoroughly examining the evidence, derailing the credibility of the witnesses, and tipping off the sheriff, who ends up finding the ones truly responsible through a little investigative work.

    Biggest Win: The People vs. Bill Gambini and Stan Rothenstein

    Biggest Loss: None

  • Lt. Daniel Kaffee on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#5) Lt. Daniel Kaffee

    • A Few Good Men

    Notable Defense Tactics: Lt. Daniel Kaffee is tasked with defending Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey. As he investigates the offense, it becomes clear that Commanding Officer of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Colonel Nathan Jessup is responsible for the demise his clients are charged with committing.

    Through cross-examination, Lt. Kaffee manages to get Jessup to admit that he ordered the Code Red, which led to the loss of Private First Class William Santiago. This proves his clients followed orders from on-high, and landed Jessup in a court-martial of his own.

    Biggest Win: The Court-Martial of Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey

    Biggest Loss: The Court-Martial of Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey. He both won and lost the case because the two men are cleared of the original accusation but found guilty of "conduct unbecoming," resulting in their dishonorable discharge. Despite this aspect of losing that aspect of the case, he saves them from a far more severe punishment, which would likely have been life in prison.

  • Rudy Baylor on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#6) Rudy Baylor

    • The Rainmaker

    Notable Defense Tactics: Rudy Baylor represents Dot and Buddy Black in the case against Great Benefit, an insurance company that denies their claim for a bone marrow transplant, which could have saved their son, Donny Ray, from succumbing to leukemia.

    He's an incredibly gifted cross-examiner, and this proves helpful during the trial, as it is his cross-examination of Great Benefit's president that leads to him winning the case.

    Biggest Win: Dot and Buddy Black vs. Great Benefit

    Biggest Loss: Dot and Buddy Black vs. Great Benefit. Winning with punitive damages enables the company to declare bankruptcy, which means nobody got any money: his biggest win is also his biggest loss. Baylor opts to teach law instead of practice it, as any further cases would likely see his "success" as unrealistic expectations moving forward.

  • Tom Hagen on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#7) Tom Hagen

    • The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Godfather

    Notable Defense Tactics: Tom Hagen is the attorney for the Corleone family, and he is also the family's consigliere. While his work doesn't take place in a courtroom, he offers a voice of reason within the family, and advises them in matters of business and conflict with members of the Five Families. 

    Biggest Win: Convincing Sonny to refrain from slaying Sollozzo, who's being protected by McCluskey, a police officer on his payroll. Doing so would have resulted in serious repercussions.

    Biggest Loss: Failing to protect Sonny from his own anger, which leads to his demise after Connie is savagely beaten. He also loses his position when Michael takes over as head of the family due to his belief that Tom isn't a good "wartime consigliere."

  • Elle Woods on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#8) Elle Woods

    • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Legally Blonde, Legally Blonde: The Musical

    Notable Defense Tactics: Elle Woods is put on the defense team of Brooke Windham as part of a special group of students. Eventually, she replaces Windham's counsel despite not having graduated law school yet.

    Upon cross-examining the main witness, Elle quickly realizes she is lying, and it is all figured out due to her knowledge of what a woman would and would not do regarding a perm. Through her examination, she gets the witness to confess, resulting in a dismissal of the charges against her client and the application of new charges against the witness.

    Biggest Win: The People vs. Brooke Windham

    Biggest Loss: Getting fired for opposing her firm's representation of the C'est Magnifique Corporation.

  • Kevin Lomax on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#9) Kevin Lomax

    • The Devil's Advocate

    Notable Defense Tactics: Kevin Lomax is a rising star in the legal world, and this brings him to the attention of John Milton (or, as he is referred to - the Devil himself). Milton takes Lomax on as a new associate at his firm Milton Chadwick Waters. Lomax learns that the firm is unlawful in numerous ways, and after some time, he comes to learn his new boss is not only actual evil incarnate, but he's also his father.

    The whole thing is very Faustian and reminiscent of Dante's Inferno and Paradise Lost by John Milton, which is the name the Devil chooses for his human visage on Earth. In terms of his defense tactics, Lomax has the ability to cross-examine a witness to the point of wiping out their credibility. He possesses a keen understanding of the law, and he's quick on his feet.

    Biggest Win: The People vs. Lloyd Gettys

    Biggest Loss: The People vs. Lloyd Gettys. He wins the case at the beginning of the movie, but at the end, he has the chance to close the case again. Knowing his client is guilty and would hurt a child in the future, he notifies the court that he cannot represent his client, despite the fact he would face disbarment for doing so.

  • Reggie Love on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#10) Reggie Love

    • The Client

    Notable Defense Tactics: Reggie Love represents Mark Sway after he and his little brother, Ricky, witness a mob lawyer named W. Jerome Clifford take his own life. The mob believes the boys may have learned of the location of a Louisiana senator's body from Clifford before he offed himself, and the Sways need Reggie's help.

    She manages to negotiate with "Reverend" Roy Foltrigg for the family's safety after she confirms the location of the body. Her skills as a negotiator are paramount in successfully protecting Mark and his family who end the film by assuming new identities under the Witness Protection Program.

    Biggest Win: Representing Mark Sway

    Biggest Loss: Unknown in terms of her legal profession, but she has been struggling with a drinking problem for several years, and her career has suffered as a result.

  • Billy Flynn on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#11) Billy Flynn

    • Roxie Hart, Chicago, Chicago, Chicago

    Notable Defense Tactics: Billy Flynn comes to represent Roxie Hart after she offs her lover, Casely. She initially convinces her husband to confess to doing it, saying Casely is a crook, but he recants when the detective uncovers evidence of Roxie's affair. Flynn uses every trick in the book to discredit witnesses and evidence, doing anything he can to win the case.

    He's the type of attorney you would want on your side if you were absolutely 100% guilty of what you've been charged with. He won't care, he'll make it a media frenzy, and he will get that acquittal, no matter what.

    Biggest Win: The People vs. Roxie Hart

    Biggest Loss: Unknown

  • Paul Biegler on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#12) Paul Biegler

    • Anatomy of a Murder

    Notable Defense Tactics: Paul Biegler is semi-retired after losing his reelection bid for district attorney, but when Laura Manion comes to him with a request to defend her husband, he takes the case. The title of the film is truly indicative of how the proceedings go, as the slaying and its assailant aren't in question.

    In order to get an acquittal for Manny Manion, Biegler has to pick apart every aspect of the incident so he could prove his client is innocent via the defense of irresistible impulse. He is able to prove he was caught in a fit of jealous rage at the time of the incident. He's precise in how he handles every aspect of the case, and he is successful, which makes him a pretty good attorney to have if you find yourself facing difficult charges.

    Biggest Win: The People vs. Frederick "Manny" Manion

    Biggest Loss: His reelection to the position of district attorney.

  • Arthur Kirkland From 'And Justice for All' on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#13) Arthur Kirkland From 'And Justice for All'

    Notable Defense Tactics: Arthur Kirkland has had trouble with the legal system since becoming an attorney, and he's been charged with contempt of court for it. He routinely goes up against Judge Henry T. Fleming, and the two despise one another. When Fleming is accused of assault, he asks Kirkland to represent him, thinking that having an attorney who publicly hates him arguing for his defense would be an advantage.

    Ultimately, Kirkland takes the case, but shortly before the trial begins, Fleming confesses to him that he did, in fact, inappropriately touch the woman, and he is inclined to do it again. As the trial begins with Kirkland's opening remarks, he loses it and exclaims that his client is guilty, which is followed by the famous line, "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!"

    Biggest Win: Unknown

    Biggest Loss: The People vs. Jeff McCullaugh

  • Michael Clayton on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#14) Michael Clayton

    • Michael Clayton

    Notable Defense Tactics: Michael Clayton may have a law degree, but he's not so much a trial attorney as he is a fixer for some very bad people. He's not a fan of the work he does, but that doesn't mean he isn't good at doing it. In the movie, the firm he works for is representing U-North in a 6-year-long class-action lawsuit, and the company is not only guilty, there's evidence of their approval to manufacture a known carcinogen. The evidence results in the loss of Clayton's friend.

    Clayton uses his skills of negotiation well throughout his time dealing with the evidence, despite the attempt made on his life. In the end, he tricks the executive of U-North to pay him in exchange for his silence, which he gets on tape, leading to her apprehension.

    Biggest Win: Unknown in terms of any court proceedings, but he certainly wins in the end by outsmarting the film's antagonists.

    Biggest Loss: Unknown

  • Matt Murdock on Random Defense Attorneys From Movies You’d Hire To Get You Out Of A Pickl

    (#15) Matt Murdock

    • Daredevil: Vol. 1

    Notable Defense Tactics: The majority of Matt Murdock's time in the movie Daredevil is spent beating up bad guys, but he does engage in a legal fight at the beginning of the movie. He uses his ability to sense other people's heartbeats to tell when they are lying, which is a good strategy during any examination of a witness even if it doesn't necessarily help him convince a jury.

    Biggest Win: He technically loses the case, and Mr. Quesada is acquitted, but justice isn't served in the court; it is served up by Daredevil later that evening.

    Biggest Loss: The People vs. Mr. Quesada. He technically loses the case, even if the bad guy gets what he deserves in the end.

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