I've argued in front of the Supreme Court of the United States. I've argued in almost every circuit. And I tried, as a personal lawyer and U.S. attorney, over 50 cases.
I believe having judges with real world, frontline experience as a prosecutor is a good thing.
I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own.
Before I ever got into coaching, I got my law degree at Pepperdine.
Some writers hate to go to trials, but I love trials.
I was a prosecutor for 20 years.
I'm a lawyer by training, of course.
At some point in their life, everyone thinks they should go to law school. You may in fact think you want to go to law school now.
I was a lawyer for 12 years in New York and Sweden.
I started shooting 'The Defenders' two days after I wrapped' Friday Night Lights.' I was doing research for 'The Defenders' throughout - interviewing lawyers and sitting in courtrooms just to watch - but there's something fun about throwing yourself in the water and learning by doing.
I have a J.D., but I'm not a practicing attorney as far as entertainment law goes.
To be a judge you don't have to know about books, you have to be skilled at picking shrapnel out of your head.
Virtually all big law firms have good to super-good lawyers. All big law firms don't have great litigators.
You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway.
I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never lost a case. Most lawyers who have never lost a case have not had enough hard cases. But there are very difficult cases out there.
Honestly, I have heard a lot in my 16 years as a prosecutor.
I was a journalism major in college, went to law school, and became a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. I loved it and was with the Department of Justice for years.
I can still remember the day, as an assistant U.S. attorney, when I stood up in court for the first time and I proudly said, "My name is Samuel Alito and I represent the United States in this court." It was a great honor for me to have the United States as my client during all of those years.
To play a lawyer and have one year of law school under your belt, you sort of know what you're talking about! I'm able to memorize the legal courtroom stuff a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise.
I was a lawyer for about ten years. The law teaches one to see things from all different angles.
I hate second-guessing other lawyers because I know that I've tried and lost cases, and somebody could sit there and say, 'Should have done it this way,' and they'd have been right.
In seeking a lawyer, you are looking for an advocate, an expert advisor on the law and on your rights and responsibilities, a strategist, a negotiator, and a litigator.
I actually had the opportunity to stand at the lectern in the Supreme Court and face the justices, which was really a powerful thing for me.
Before I was elected to Congress, I worked in a courtroom. For years, I defended doctors and hospitals, and for years, I sued them on behalf of people who were victims of medical malpractice.
