Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to welcome Michael Asimow to the shop to discuss and sign copies of Lawyers in Your Living Room!: Law on Television, an anthology he has edited that features 38 chapters about law and lawyers on television, on Sunday, April 11 at 3pm. Asimow will be joined by contributors Paul Bergman and David Ginsberg.

Lawyers in Your Living Room starts with the classic shows of the 1960’s — Perry Mason and The Defenders. It continues with the shows of the 1980’s, including L.A. Law, and the 1990’s, like Ally McBeal, Murder One, and The Practice. It goes right up to the present, with chapters on Law & Order, Boston Legal, Shark, Damages, JAG, and many other audience favorites.

There are chapters on the daytime judges like Judge Judy, as well as foreign shows including Rumpole of the Bailey. Several chapters discuss non-lawyer shows in which lawyers played important roles, such as The West Wing, The Simpsons, and Seinfeld. The book contains chapters on the cultural impact of television lawyer shows and the ethics of television lawyers as well as discussions of writing lawyer shows and furnishing technical advice to the producers.

Editor Michael Asimow is a professor of law emeritus at UCLA Law School and visiting professor, Stanford Law School. He’s the co-author of Law and Popular Culture (2004) and Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies (2006). Asimow gathered 40 professors, jury consultants, TV writers, and technical consultants to write chapters in this book.

Paul Bergman is a Professor of Law Emeritus at the UCLA School of Law. Paul has authored books on Trial Advocacy, Evidence and Counseling as well as three books on the legal system for non-lawyers. Along with Michael Asimow, Paul is also the author of Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies, which explores the depiction of law and lawyers in courtroom films. Paul has given film clip-based presentations to groups of lawyers and judges all over the country, and has written numerous articles analyzing how law and lawyers are depicted in films and on TV.

David R. Ginsburg is a Lecturer in Law and the Executive Director of the Entertainment and Media Law and Policy Program at the UCLA School of Law, where he teaches entertainment law and a seminar on entertainment law research and writing. He practiced law for ten years before becoming an independent producer and motion picture executive. He served as the President of Artisan Pictures, the Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Group, and Citadel Entertainment, and he was a partner of Sidley Austin LLP. He has over 50 film and television credits, and his productions have been awarded the Emmy, the Golden Globe and the Humanitas Prize. Prof. Ginsburg is a member of the Motion Picture and Television Academies, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts/LA, the Los Angeles Copyright Society, the Producers Guild of America, and the state bars of California and Hawaii. He has been an expert witness in several federal and state litigation matters. He is a graduate of both UCLA and its School of Law (where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Law Review), and he was a Danforth Foundation Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lawyers in Your Living Room!: Law on Television (Paperback)

By Michael Asimow

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9781604423280
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: American Bar Association, 09/01/2009

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Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies (Paperback)

By Paul Bergman, Michael Asimow

$16.95

ISBN-13: 9780740754609
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 04/01/2006

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