Best Criminal Defense

TBS Japan legal drama premiering in 2016, starring Matsumoto Jun as a defense attorney determined to challenge the Japanese justice system's near-perfect conviction rate.

1997 American supernatural legal thriller directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Keanu Reeves as a Florida lawyer recruited by a satanic New York firm headed by Al Pacino.

2011 American legal thriller starring Matthew McConaughey as defense attorney Mickey Haller, based on Michael Connelly's 2005 novel of the same name.

Jose Baez is an American criminal defense attorney best known for securing a controversial acquittal for Casey Anthony in her highly publicized 2011 murder trial.

Leslie Abramson is an American criminal defense attorney widely recognized for serving as the lead defense lawyer for Erik Menendez during the 1993 double murder trial.

US ABC drama (1971–1974) starring Arthur Hill as a compassionate California defense attorney, notable for tackling social issues within its legal cases.

Mayer Morganroth is an American trial and appellate attorney noted for his criminal defense work, including his representation of Jack Kevorkian in the 1990s.

F. Lee Bailey was a prominent American criminal defense attorney noted for his role in the 1976 Patty Hearst case and the 1995 murder trial of O. J. Simpson.

Joanna Smith is an American attorney who practices law in the United States, recognized within the legal profession for her contributions to the field.

Short-lived 2014 Fox adaptation of the Australian series, starring Greg Kinnear as a brilliant but self-destructive Los Angeles criminal defense attorney.