- Paperback: 204 pages
- Publisher: AuthorHouse (29 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1438975287
- ISBN-13: 978-1438975283
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,085,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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MOVIE THERAPY FOR LAW STUDENTS is a fun legal study aid or law school preparatory text, which surveys about 35 legal movies, focusing on the substantive areas of laws and legal issues that the movies raise. Packed with black letter law, statutory material, court cases, ethical rules, evidence rules, civil and criminal procedure rules, and dozens of law school and bar exam tips, this book is a must-read for any law student, pre-law or related undergraduate degree candidate, paralegal student, or bar exam candidate. *Includes dozens of exam study tips *Includes useful Internet links and other valuable resources for law students. *Contains legal movie trivia and other interesting nuggets. *Geared toward law students, but entertaining and straightforward enough for any movie buff or law buff, or some combination of the two.
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Normal 0 Sonia J. Buck is an attorney with the Auburn,Maine law firm, Linnell, Choate, & Webber, LLP. She is also an adjunct faculty and Advisory Committee member atAndover College. She received her B.A.from the University of Southern Maine, cum laude, in 2002, and received herJ.D. from the University of Maine School of Law, magna cum laude, in 2005. In law school, she was the Production Editorof the Maine Law Review, which published her case note entitled Church Liability for Clergy Sexual Abuse: Have Time andEvents Overthrown Swanson v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland? Sonia has also written several articles forAmerican Bar Association publications. Contact Sonia J. Buck: E-mail:sbuck@lcwlaw.com
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HARDCOVER VERSION:
"REVERSAL OF FORTUNE has been subject to many analyses over the years. This one is the best I have seen for law students and a legal audience. It really gets to the heart of the legal, tactical, and ethical issues in the case. It would be extremely useful for law students who view the film to read this perceptive and insightful analysis."
-Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard University, Author of Reversal of Fortune: Inside the Claus von Bülow case (Random House 1986).
"The analysis of SILKWOOD brings into focus the complex linkages among labor law, workers' compensation rights, and federal and state statutory protections such as OSHA and whistleblower acts. It aptly identifies the competing interests of employees and employers relative to job security, worker safety, and environmental protection. Watching SILKWOOD with the author's insights in mind will deepen the significance of both the movie and the law school experience."
-Jon Oxman, Managing Partner, Linnell, Choate and Webber; Adjunct Faculty, University of New England.
"I wish I had this book when going through law school. It's perfect for those times when a student needs to step back from studying legal concepts and yet wishes to learn from a different angle. Attorney Buck's book allows a student to take a couple of hours off and yet apply critical thinking skills, analyze the issues, and critique Hollywood's views on the law. This book will also help all the armchair lawyers who know that there's more to the law than "Judge Judy" and "Law and Order." Reading this book is more than a good read: it will encourage lawyers, law school students, and armchair lawyers alike to look at real cases, which sometimes are even stranger than the movies!"
- Patricia E. Weidler, Esq., lawyer, author, and teacher
"I wish I had this book when I was in law school. Sonia does a great job of educating through her analyses of the movies ... a great teaching tool!"
-Susan Quigley, Esq., attorney and recent law school graduate
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HARDCOVER VERSION:
"REVERSAL OF FORTUNE has been subject to many analyses over the years. This one is the best I have seen for law students and a legal audience. It really gets to the heart of the legal, tactical, and ethical issues in the case. It would be extremely useful for law students who view the film to read this perceptive and insightful analysis."
-Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard University, Author of Reversal of Fortune: Inside the Claus von Bülow case (Random House 1986).
"The analysis of SILKWOOD brings into focus the complex linkages among labor law, workers' compensation rights, and federal and state statutory protections such as OSHA and whistleblower acts. It aptly identifies the competing interests of employees and employers relative to job security, worker safety, and environmental protection. Watching SILKWOOD with the author's insights in mind will deepen the significance of both the movie and the law school experience."
-Jon Oxman, Managing Partner, Linnell, Choate and Webber; Adjunct Faculty, University of New England.
"I wish I had this book when going through law school. It's perfect for those times when a student needs to step back from studying legal concepts and yet wishes to learn from a different angle. Attorney Buck's book allows a student to take a couple of hours off and yet apply critical thinking skills, analyze the issues, and critique Hollywood's views on the law. This book will also help all the armchair lawyers who know that there's more to the law than "Judge Judy" and "Law and Order." Reading this book is more than a good read: it will encourage lawyers, law school students, and armchair lawyers alike to look at real cases, which sometimes are even stranger than the movies!"
- Patricia E. Weidler, Esq., lawyer, author, and teacher
"I wish I had this book when I was in law school. Sonia does a great job of educating through her analyses of the movies ... a great teaching tool!"
-Susan Quigley, Esq., attorney and recent law school graduate
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