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“He personalizes his client, which is essential in a case like this,” said Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/NivalaJohnF.aspx">John F. Nivala</a> as he discussed a clip from the movie <span style="font-style: italic;">Philadelphia</span> in which attorney Joe Miller, played by Denzel Washington, makes an opening statement on behalf of Andrew Beckett, played by Tom Hanks.<br><br>On Monday, October 22nd, as part of the Pizza with the Professors series, Nivala and Associate Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/EpsteinJules.aspx">Jules Epstein</a> shared clips from several Hollywood films with students to explore both how Hollywood depicts trials and ways that students can improve as litigators.<br><br>Regarding the opening of the opposing counselor in <span style="font-style: italic;">Philadelphia</span>, Mary Steenburgen’s Belinda Conine, Epstein observed, “When you’ve taken an extreme position, you’ve painted yourself into a corner.”<br><br>Additional topics explored during the lively event included a look at ethics using a scene from 1959’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Anatomy of a Murder</span>, a consideration of objections using a clip from <span style="font-style: italic;">My Cousin Vinny</span>, and a look at cross examinations and witness impeachment using clips from <span style="font-style: italic;">Ghosts of Mississippi</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Adam’s Rib</span>.