Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 30, 2023
Stream It Tonight! "LA Law Pilot" (1986)
Prior to the debut of LA Law, lawyers on television had zero resemblance to real lawyers.





Michael Asimow
Professor
UCLA School of Law
Email: asimow@law.ucla.edu
Michael is Dean's Executive professor of law at Santa Clara Law School, teaching contracts as well as law and popular culture.

Paul Bergman
Professor Emeritus
UCLA School of Law
Email: bergman@law.ucla.edu
Paul continues teaching evidence.
W h y Watch? LA Law was a cultural bombshell that inspired dozens of subsequent television dramas. Revisit the epic show by watching the pilot episode.
Prior to the debut of LA Law, lawyers on television had...
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