Abstract

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

Nancy B. Rapoport
William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, Vol. 14, p. 49, 2000

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.

Keywords: ethics, professional responsibility, popular culture, movies, lawyers, attorneys, hollywood

JEL Classifications: K10, K40, K20, K39

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: October 10, 2006 ; Last revised: October 10, 2006

Suggested Citation

Rapoport, Nancy B., Dressed for Excess: How Hollywood Affects the Professional Behavior of Lawyers. Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, Vol. 14, p. 49, 2000. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=936188

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