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Overall Ratings Mike Geoff Legal Ratings Mike Geoff At long last, our much-promised episode on the Chadwick Boseman-led biopic, Marshall, recounting the real-life criminal case State of Connecticut v. Spell, in which Thurgood Marshall, long before he would become Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, defends a man falsely accused of assaulting the […]

In this super-sized episode, Geoff and Mike are joined by Derrick Moore, founder of Moore Law, PLLC. Derrick and the guys discuss the atrocious Netflix film, Love, Guaranteed and its portrayal of solo legal practice, contract law, deceptive business practices, (in)effective trial advocacy, and much, much more. During the dicussion we give a shoutout to […]

This episode, Mike and Geoff discuss the ridiculous film trope of the “undefeated lawyer,” some of the downsides of big-firm life, and the First Amendment case Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, as well as its successor case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and a related case that will be […]

Overall Ratings Mike Geoff Legal Ratings Mike Geoff A quick but necessary note up front: We recorded this episode on August 15, 2020, prior to the tragic loss of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Mike and I will discuss her illustrious career and the ramifications of replacing her in an upcoming episode. We’re back! Our […]

This episode, Geoff and Mike discuss The Social Network, which is both a fictionalized portrayal of the start of the company that now owns all your personal information as well as a object lesson in how not to conduct a deposition. In addition to depositions, the guys use the film to discuss intellectual property and […]

This episode, Mike and Geoff discuss Spotlight, the kind of drama that all those big-franchise actors do big franchises to be able to make. In discussing the film’s depiction of the investigative reporting team that finally shone a… well, spotlight on the Catholic Church’s decades-long practice of enabling and covering up for the rape of […]

This episode, we bring in a fellow law podcaster, Charone, and a public defender, Bryan, to discuss the convoluted 2011 Matthew McConaughey “vehicle,” The Lincoln Lawyer. The four of us discuss attorney-client confidentiality, sleeping with opposing counsel, clients’ rights, and the practicality of working from your car.

Possibly the most timely episode we will ever release, Philadelphia (starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington) tells the story of a young lawyer fired by his law firm for being gay and having AIDS. He files a lawsuit against his old firm, capitalizing on an early landmark case for those suffering from HIV/AIDS, School Board […]

This adaptation of a John Grisham novel provides the guys with an opportunity to discuss a number of the ethical rules that lawyers must abide by, including the duty of candor toward the tribunal and avoiding conflicts of interests with clients, as well as some finer points of trial advocacy.

This Henry Fonda classic provides the guys with an opportunity to discuss jury selection, juror misconduct, witness fallibility, and the impact of Gideon v. Waitwright on the appointment of attorneys.