Law Practice
Apr. 22, 2008
Reel World Lawyering
Forum Column - By William Domnarski - The thriller "Michael Clayton" prompts real world attorneys to confront established ideas of what the great lawyer is and, really, what lawyering is all about.
William Domnarski
Email: domnarski@gmail.com
William Domnarski is a Southland mediator and practitioner. His latest book is "Richard Posner," published by Oxford University Press in 2016.
By William Domnarski
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"Michael Clayton" is a great film that has extra meaning for lawyers, but not because more than a few lawyers (yes, I'm raising my hand) think that George Clooney would be the ideal choice to play them in the movies of their careers. No, the movie's extra meaning comes in prompting us to confront established ideas of what the great lawyer is and, really, what law...
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