Best Classic American TV Legal ShowsBy Raymond Lockley
The serious lawyer has long been a leading protagonist in American television.
But before there were global cable channels that showed
"Law & Order"
and other legal dramas 24 hours a day, there were some classic shows that
defined for most Americans what a lawyer should look and sound like.
Most "best" lists of series go back only to the '80s, but there were
many
before that paved the way, and there were a few that truly set the pace.
Here's my list of of the best classic (i.e. from my younger days) American
TV shows about lawyers:
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