Thanks to everyone for suggestions and tales of good/bad experiences with lawyers. This has been a most interesting survey. It's interesting to hear the opinions of people who see a lot of movies but aren't connected to the legal profession (except for those unfortunates who have been on the receiving end of the law). My assumption was that it would be easy for people to come up with "sleazy lawyer" titles, but not so. As a rule, the heroic types spring much more easily to mind. As one person said, this does not seem to mirror real life. I'd like to offer up a few titles to jog your memories. Absence of Malice - the organized crime strike force lawyer (Bob Balaban) orchestrates the newspaper investigation of Michael Gallagher (Newman). Addams Family - the family lawyer (Dan Hedaya) tries to steal the family treasure. And Justice for All- a judge is accused of murder and rape (see also Suspect - also, lawyer sleeps with juror). Angels with Dirty Faces - Bogart is Cagney's "mouthpiece". Barefoot in the Park - Redford as conservative and workaholic lawyer (see also Hook). Bird on a Wire - Goldie Hawn is an idiot and a lady lawyer. Blazing Saddles - Harvey Korman as the scheming attorney general. Body Heat - William Hurt not only can't write a will, he goes to jail for murder. Defenseless - Barbara Hershey is having an affair with a married man who makes pornographic films. Deep Cover- Jeff Goldblum wants to invent the perfect fantasy drug. Easy Rider - Nicholson plays a drunk. Fortune Cookie - Walter Matthaw is "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich. Guilty by Suspicion - Roy Cohn, 'nuff said. Jurassic Park - lawyer on toilet chomped by crazed dinosaur. Mr. and Mrs. Bridge - Newman is frosty to say the least. My Cousin Vinny - girlfriend knows more about criminal law than he does. Sex, Lies and Videotope - Peter Gallagher is having an affair with his wife's sister (see also Fatal Attraction - who else but a lawyer would cheat on Ann Archer?) The Thin Man - the lawyer did it. War of the Roses - a really nasty divorce between a lawyer and a "homemaker". I would suggest that in spite of having a generally unsavory opinion of lawyers as individuals, the respect and value people place on "the law" makes them forget other than what they would like to remember, i.e. the Atticus Finch's of the film world, the defenders of the little guy. This is exactly opposite of what I would have said a week ago. I think that's because I'm surrounded by baby lawyers, lawyers, law professors, law books, and pro se's trying to do their own legal work because their $$%%##ing lawyer screwed up the case. Why can't lawyers go to the beach? Cats keep trying to bury them. Marlyn Robinson [log in to unmask]