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Dressed for Excess: How Hollywood Affects the Professional Behavior of Lawyers

Nancy B. Rapoport, University of Houston Law Center (moving to Boyd School of Law, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, in summer 2007

Abstract

This article discusses two related points: first, that the way in which movies portray lawyers shapes how clients view effective/ineffective lawyer behavior, and second, that the portrayal also helps lawyers to forget appropriate professional behavior.

Suggested Citation

Nancy B. Rapoport. "Dressed for Excess: How Hollywood Affects the Professional Behavior of Lawyers" Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 14 (2000): 49-74.