“- Jack Forrester: You still think I'm guilty? How can you defend me if you think I'm guilty?
- Teddy Barnes: It happens all the time. It's the way our legal system works.”
Jeff Bridges - Jack Forrester
Glenn Close - Teddy Barnes

“- 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

- 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

“- Mike Kattan: How does it feel, Hank? Knowing that every client you represent is guilty?
- Hank Palmer: It's fine. Innocent people can't afford me.”
David Krumholtz - Mike Kattan
Robert Downey Jr. - Hank Palmer