'My Cousin Vinny' Teaches You What You Need To Know About Being A Lawyer

My Cousin Vinny is more than just a funny movie.

My Cousin VinnyI have taught trial techniques for 15 years using [My Cousin Vinny] because his cross is terrific. Go back and watch it and see. It’s over the top, it’s outrageous, but the way he does it is great.

–U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, giving a keynote address at Fairleigh Dickinson University earlier this week, responding to an audience question about media representations of attorneys. Besides Joe Pesci’s turn as a lawyer, he also gives top marks to Scott Turow’s 1987 novel Presumed Innocent (affiliate link).

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