I love My Cousin Vinny too although I'd have to choose 12 Angry Men if I was a lawyer. My business is real estate but I'm not going to choose Glengarry Glen Ross because I didn't enjoy it when I watched it 25 years ago. Maybe Pacific Heights? I have to deal with some seriously crazy tenants.
Mark
While it is true that most cases never reach trial - I try 3-4 a year, which I've come to find out is a high number for plaintiff attorneys, and it's not unusual to meet attorneys who have been working ten years or more who have never tried a case.
Ha, had no clue about your respective professions!
I should clarify that civil jury trials are rare, judge trials/arbitrations are more common, and most attorneys privately formally depose many witnesses.
The supervising attorney in the case I previously discussed actually had tried 100+ jury trials because Georgia is about the only state that utilizes juries for divorce property division cases. He was absolutely masterful in court, could present witnesses with aplomb with zero prep/knowledge. (He was an odd duck, worked 11am-10pm every day, lunch at 4, swimming at 5, had never touched a computer, and ALWAYS showed up 30 mins late to court.)
Another "masterful" esquire (Billy Flynn/Richard Gere):
http://www.youtube.com/v/1c8XLJ9MEhkhttp://www.youtube.com/v/YW3MIixEps4