Suits gets lawyered - the main characters' criminal record
If the law firm and the lawyers in the series 'Suits' were real, would things happen the same way as they do in the series?
Series 1 | Epsiode 2
Episode information
Duration: 13:35
Keywords: lawyers, law firm, fiction, entertainment
Maria and Baldur are both law students in the 9th and 10th semester. In this episode they look at the popular American legal drama series Suits, considering possible crimes committed by the main characters:
- Mike Ross and the unlicensed practice of law
- Harvey Specter & Jessica Pearson and perjury
- Louis Litt and coercion
- Donna Paulsen and tampering with physical evidence
Following a short introduction to each character, the students refer to the relevant applicable sections in both the US and German criminal codes to see just how accurate the depictions are in the series and whether the characters would be guilty of crimes in Germany as well.
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