Lawyers quotes

“You didn't get in trouble because you punched the boy in his face, you got in trouble because you got caught punching the boy in his face.”

Johnny Depp - James 'Whitey' Bulger

“I don't have to believe you. I don't care if you are innocent. I'm your mother, your father, your priest.”

Richard Tiffany Gere - Martin Vail

“- James Donovan: What about my client, the other person in this equation? My guy.
- Allen Dulles: Your guy? You mean the Russian? He's not your guy anymore, Counselor. Your guy is Francis Gary Powers now.
- James Donovan: What do I tell Rudolf Abel?
- Allen Dulles: Tell him not to drop dead.”
Tom Hanks - James B. Donovan
Peter McRobbie - Allen Dulles

“I burned out, okay? I'd spend six months putting a guy inside and then in a day his lawyer would have him back out on the street.”
Robert Urich - Ruben Castle

“Should I beware of lawyers bearing gifts?”
Vince Vaughn - John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev

- Philip Blackburn: It gets worse. His lawyer is Catherine Alvarez.
- Bob Garvin: Oh, great. She'd change her name to "TV Listings" just to get it in the paper.

Dylan Baker - Philip Blackburn
Donald Sutherland - Bob Garvin

“- Zerelda - aka Zee: Uncle Rufe, there are only two lawyers in Liberty.
- Maj. Rufus Cobb: Two? Is that all? Then they run around too much.”
Nancy Kelly - Zerelda - aka Zee
Henry Hull - Maj. Rufus Cobb

- Frank Huddy: You really stooped to an all-time low on this one, Bombay.
- Gordon Bombay: I'm insulted by that, Frank, you have no idea how low I can stoop.
- Frank Huddy: I mean, I don't mind losing; I'd just like to lose fairly.
- Gordon Bombay: Losing fair is still losing, Frank. Gotta go for the "W" every time!
- Frank Huddy: And what about... (continue)(continue reading)

Steven Brill - Frank Huddy
Emilio Estevez - Gordon Bombay

- Eric Kluster: We're doing this with or without you, Lowell. If you like, I can sign another producer to edit your show.
- Lowell Bergman: Since when has the paragon of investigative journalism allowed lawyers to determine the news content on "60 Minutes"?

Stephen Tobolowsky - Eric Kluster
Al Pacino - Lowell Bergman

“- Mickey: Why are right next to me?
- Johnny: Because you're the first scout I've ever been attracted to - thank God.
- Mickey: I'm not a scout, I'm a lawyer.
- Johnny: Normally a deal breaker, but I'm all about expanding my leve of tolerance, self-improvement, et cetera.”
Amy Adams - Mickey
Justin Timberlake - Johnny

“- C.P. Kennedy: Now, what exactly is our target juror?
- Joseph Palmer: Intelligent people who will listen to instructions and follow the evidence.
- Hank Palmer: Crackpots. Those I can persuade to swallow their own tongue. Anyone who's seen a Sasquatch. Moon-landing deniers. Those are our people.”
Dax Shepard - C.P. Kennedy
Robert Duvall - Joseph Palmer
Robert Downey Jr. - Hank Palmer

“- Rex O'Herlihan: You're not a good guy at all!
- Bob Barber: I'm a lawyer, you idiot!”
Tom Berenger - Rex O'Herlihan
Patrick Wayne - Bob Barber

“Well, I think that there is a connection between being a lawyer and a doctor and an actor. They kind of, in some ways, have the same appeal, I suppose.”
Jeffrey Jones

“Each case I handle convinces me further that marriage is dead in the water.”

Julianne Moore - Audrey Woods

“- Brooke Taylor Windham: Are you one of my lawyers?
- Elle Woods: Sort of.
- Brooke Taylor Windham: Well thank God one of you has a brain.”
Ali Larter - Brooke Taylor Windham
Reese Witherspoon - Elle Woods

“- Walt Price: And we're going to sue you for a billion dollars.
- Joseph Turner White: What cause?
- Walt Price: I don't need a cause, I just need a lawyer!”
William H. Macy - Walt Price
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Joseph Turner White

“- Alfred Austrian: Their names may not sound familiar, but I'd say that these men are the Ty Cobb, the Tris Speaker, and the Zack Wheat of the legal world.
- Buck Weaver: Who's the Babe Ruth?
- Alfred Austrian: That's me.”

Michael Laskin - Alfred Austrian
John Cusack - George "Buck" Weaver

“- Arnold: How many lies have I told?
- Georgia: Oh, please. You're a lawyer!”
Cary Elwes - Arnold
Jane Seymour Fonda - Georgia

“The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is: a) whatever the IRS says, b) a smart lawyer, c) ten years in prison, d) all of the above?”
Gene Hackman - Avery Tolar

“- Hammond: We're going to open next year. That is, if the lawyers don't kill me first. I don't care for lawyers, do you?
- Grant: We don't really know any.
- Hammond: Well I do, I'm afraid. There's a particular pebble in my shoe, represents my investors. Says that they insist on outside opinions.”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Sam Neill - Grant

“- Jack Lawrence: He was lying to me, but he made me feel good.
- Carrie Lawrence: What do you mean he lied to you?
- Jack Lawrence: Lied right to my face. Big-time lie.
- Carrie Lawrence: How do you know?
- Jack Lawrence: I'm a lawyer. People lie to me all the time.”
Billy Crystal - Jack Lawrence
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Carrie Lawrence

“I want a lawyer and a sandwich, and I want to update my Facebook status.”
Aidan Gillen - Weiss

“I'm just gonna put it simply, gentlemen. Would you consider betraying the man for whom you've worked ten years in exchange for - how do you say this - just a shitload of money?”

Jeffrey Tambor - Vance Crasswell

“How would you like to go through life with the name Cooper Banks-Mackenzie? The kid's gonna sound like a law firm.”
Kieran Culkin - Matty Banks

“- Raj: I agree von Bülow is guilty, but then, that's the fun - that's the challenge.
- Alan Dershowitz: Now there is a lawyer.”
Mano Singh - Raj
Ron Silver - Alan Dershowitz