“- Hans Beckert: And who are you?
- Beckert's Defender: I have the dubious honor of being your defense counsel. But I am afraid it won't be much use to you.”
Peter Lorre - Hans Beckert
Rudolf Blümner - Beckert's Defender

“- Walsh: Does that mean he wants you to prove your own client is guilty of murder?
- Jake Gittes: Yeah.
- Walsh: Well, is that ethical?
- Jake Gittes: Larry, he's a lawyer.”
Joe Mantell - Walsh
Jack Nicholson - Jake Gittes

“Everyone thinks that you are guilty. Even the mailman is looking at you a little funny. There's only one person who can help you. There's only one person who you can trust, your lawyer.”

Ron Silver - Alan Dershowitz

“- Raj: I agree von Bülow is guilty, but then, that's the fun - that's the challenge.
- Alan Dershowitz: Now there is a lawyer.”
Mano Singh - Raj
Ron Silver - Alan Dershowitz

- Matt Murdock: Define "better". Huh? What would be a "better" client?
- Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson: "Better" means "rich and guilty", okay? Remember when they taught us in law school how to create a moral vacuum so that you can represent people who aren't all necessarily innocent?
Ben Affleck - Matt Murdock
Jon Favreau - Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson