The Lincoln Lawyer

The movie “The Lincoln Lawyer” is a fictional law drama about a mildly shady defense attorney named Mickey Haller working in Los Angeles, California. When the film starts we come across Mickey who is requesting to talk to one of his clients for an upcoming case. From the initial interaction between him and his client, we can see what kind of person we are going to be watching for the rest of the film. Mickey is cut throat to the sense that he doesn’t take non-co-operative behavior from his clients. Following this scene, he is confronted by a biker gang which belongs to one of his clients. He is able to verbally subdue them while at the same time get a pay increase for his services. Mickey is a spiting example of a “Hustlers Poster Child”, doing what he needs to do to survive and provide for his family. We go on a journey through how twisted our legal system can truly be and how selective justice can be. It comes down to the truly skilled lawyers to make sure social injustices are correct or in Mickey’s case balanced out. Besides being a drama it is also very accurate in the portrayal of what it means to be a lawyer in multiple aspects such as confidentiality and procedures.

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson, published by Scholastic Inc. on February 1, 2009, is a biography of John Wilkes Booth and his assasination of President Abraham Lincoln. The story talks about how the main character John Wilkes Booth’s plan of attacking the President, Secretary, and Vice President had been carried out in history and the prominent impact it had left the nation. John Wilkes Booth was a twenty-six-year-old who was the son and brother of two very famous actors. The story begins with a little historical background as it talks about the Civil War and brings in Booth’s hatred of President Abraham Lincoln. The book progresses as the murder of Abraham Lincoln occurs and how the rest of his allies of his group of four had carried

The definition of a lawsuit is a civil action brought in court in which a plaintiff demands another person, known as the defendant, pay this person equitable resolve (dictionary.com). In other words they want payment for being wronged in the past. If the case is found to be legitimate and proven justifiable, the defendant pays the plaintiff the awarded compensation. This brings us to the story, The Lawsuit, by Naguib Mahfouz. This tale is about a son being sued by his father’s widow demanding maintenance be paid to her some twenty years after the father’s death. Several of the individuals in this story serve very little purpose.

Criticisms of lawyers are the topic in Richard A. Wasserstrom's article "Lawyers as Professionals: Some Moral Issues." Wasserstrom broke this topic into two main areas of discussion. The first suggests that lawyers operate with essentially no regard for any negative impact of their efforts on the world at large. Analysis of the relationship that exists between the lawyer and their client was the second topic of discussion. "Here the charge is that it is the lawyer-client relationship which is morally objectionable because it is a relationship which the lawyer dominates and in which the lawyer typically, and perhaps inevitably, treats the client in both an

Edmund Barton is a risk-taker after 3 years of his presidency he resigned to become a Barrister in the High Court he risked his career to pursue a new one. Barton is also a thinker as he noticed that Australia needed federation and leaders which is when the constitution was formed overall Edmund baton represented all of the learner profiles in his everyday life as a barrister a speaker and the prime minister.

The character in the movie that I chose is the actor John Matthews the guy that John Wilkes Booth gave the confession letter to. The role that John Mathews had in the story was burning the letter. The letter was immensely important. He had valuable information that could have been used to save lincoln.

The movie "Fletch", staring Chevy Chase, is a movie about an investigating reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, Erwin Fletcher "Fletch", loitering around a beach in attempt to pass as a beach junkie with the intention of getting to the bottom of the drug trade and attempting to figure out who is behind the whole thing. While "working" the beaches, Fletch runs into a businessman who asks him to murder him so his wife will inherit the life insurance policy. Fletch, being the investigative reporter senses something fishy and does what he does best, investigates the situation. Along the way, Fletch commits many illegal acts and crimes in attempt to get to the bottom of the situation. Although his intentions are good, Fletch gets

“Chasing Lincoln's Killer” by James L Swanson, is a great novel that provides a detailed insight into the assassin of Abraham Lincoln and his reasons for doing so. Overall the book was an enjoyable read because it went into a lot more depth about John Wilkes Booth that just the fact that he murdered the president. The book describes in detail the escape route that Booth had decided to take and the massive manhunt that would be in pursuit of him. This book was an enjoyable read because I personally really enjoy the mystery and suspense that surrounds assassinations and the motives that that person had for doing what they did. Another famous example of an assassination that fascinates me is the JFK assassination, but that one is much later in history.

Bill O’Reilly’s, Killing Lincoln, is a nonfiction novel based on the assassination of the United States 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Bill O’Reilly has a writing style that captivates his readers with historical facts in a story format. In this novel, Bill O’Reilly puts emphasis on the assassin, John Wilks Booth and his plans that lead up to the death of Lincoln. This event that occurs at the end of the Civil War, changes America drastically.

In the book, “Chasing Lincoln’s Killer” by Jame L. Swanson, In chapter one, John Wilkes Booth had many thoughts running through his head about the assassination he was planning. John used conspirators, weapons, and he used the theater for killing Lincoln.

Facts: Mickens (respondent) was indicted the planned homicide of Lobby, and he was sentenced to death. After five years he recorded a request for a writ of habeas corpus. In the writ he asserted that he had been denied of successful help of insight since one of his court-selected lawyers had an irreconcilable circumstance, to be specific, his lead trial lawyer Saunders had spoken to Lobby at the season of the homicide. Three weeks after Saunders had met with Corridor, who was then killed, Saunders was selected as advice for Mickens. Saunders did not tell Mickens that he had spoken to Lobby, but rather Mickens found out about the past representation when an assistant

Until it was abolished in 1865, slavery thrived in the United States since the nation’s beginnings in the colony of Jamestown in 1607. In 1776, the founding fathers stated that “all men are created equal” when they declared independence and started a war that freed the 13 colonies from the oppressive rule of Great Britain. However, after “the land of the free” had been established, slavery had yet to be eliminated. After the war of 1812, sectionalism began to grow prevalent in America. The Industrial Revolution in the early to mid-1800s advanced the country technologically while further dividing it as the North became industrialized and the South became more agrarian and reliant on slave labor. Sectionalism was increased by westward

One of the most significant conflicts in the film Lincoln is deciding between peace and passing the thirteenth amendment. For this reason, getting the votes on the amendment to pass is difficult because others think if we let this amendment pass the war will not end. With the Civil War going on year four and the union struggling to keep together, Lincoln decides to try and pass the thirteenth amendment and receive support from the House of Representatives. The thirteenth amendment is the abolishment of slavery and involuntary servitude. Lincoln says that the key to peace is passing this amendment. The only person who truly believes in Lincoln’s vision is Thaddeus Stevens, who was a republican. Stevens did not see eye to eye with Lincoln

Severance works somewhat differently in federal criminal trials because this case involves the indictment of more than one defendant Jones, Walsh and Bert. In Bert 's situation, his defense attorney will provide an argument that a joint trail might be unfair against Bert or reaching a decision on the rape charges against him. The Severance is not automatic because the Federal rule 14 allows judges broad discretion in deciding whether to grant a severance to Bert. To be successful, Bert’s defense will to fill a motion for his severance which must show the concerns for Bert 's right to a fair trial outweigh the goals of the joinder. One of the most successful grounds for seeking severance for Bert arises when Bert wishes not to testify on all, some or any of the charges in the trail but chooses to claim his Fifth Amendment privilege on one or more charges. The separating by court order, such as separate trials for Bert, Jones, and Walsh who are charged with the same crime, or trying the negligence aspect of the rape charge or any other charge before the trail. Such division of issues in the trail is sometimes called "bifurcation." ("Burton 's Legal Thesaurus," 4E. (2007).

Mickey Haller is a criminal defense lawyer, who knows how to play all the angles to lessen the charges or to help get his clients off. He runs his business out a 4 Lincoln town cars, (pg. 16). Earl Briggs is Mickey’s driver, who is paying off his debt, for a reduced sentence, (pg.16). Mickey clients are usually gang members, drug dealers, prostitutes and people who lead corruptive lives. Mickey does his best for his clients, by making sure they know their rights. He is their advocate and advisor. He will find loop holes and technicalities, in which to prove his client’s innocence. He also at times retains information, prematurely, to discover the angles of the prosecutors or those testifying on behalf of the victims.