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Line 26: [[She Hulk]] too. And as hard as it is to believe [[Let's You and Him Fight\| (given how much the good guys seem to love fighting each other in comics)]] it took ''until 2014'' before [http://marvel.com/comics/issue/49124/she-hulk_2014_10 the two opposed each other on opposite sides in a case.] * The latest, pre-~~New52,~~[[New 52]] incarnation of [[Manhunter]] (Nono, not the [[Martian Manhunter\|green one]]) shows one of the more extreme versions of this trope, as she is a prosecutor willing to bring criminals to justice as a vigilante if it ~~isn~~doesn't ~~found~~happen in court. * In ~~some~~many versions of ''[[Batman]]''' continuity, Harvey Dent was a ~~District~~district ~~Attorney~~attorney in Gotham City and ally of Batman before a ~~Gangster~~gangster throws acid in his face, ~~and~~prompting his [[Face Heel heTurn\|transformation ~~becomes~~into Two-Face]]. ~~Not all, however; some~~Some continuities portray him as an [[Amoral Attorney]] and/or [[Corrupt Politician]], with his fate being a [[Karmic Transformation]] as a result of his hypocrisy. == [[Film]] == * Edward L. Masry in ''[[Erin Brockovich]]'', though more on the "ending there" than "starting there" side. Also in [[Real Life]]. * Similarly, Joe Miller from ''[[Philadelphia]]''. * Alan Isaacman in ''[[The People vs. Larry Flynt]]'' * When superheroes were started to be sued and banned by the government in ''[[The Incredibles]]'', daytime-lawyer/nighttime-hero Gazerbeam fought as hard as he could for the rights of his masked compatriots. * ~~Like in the comics,~~ [[The Dark Knight Saga\|]] has Harvey Dent]], much like in the comics. * In ''[[Cars (film)\|Cars]] (2006)'', the [[Only Law Firm in Town\|town's only lawyer]], Sally, turns a seemingly-routine traffic court case into a lengthy, idealistic oratory on why Main Street (US 66) must be rebuilt to save the town economically. * John Travolta's character Jan Schlichtmann in ''[[A Civil Action]]'' was this type of lawyer. He ended up {{spoiler\|going bankrupt}} because of his dedication to the cause. Line 76: == [[Real Life]] == * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mueller FBI special counsel Robert Mueller] has the reputation of this in the eyes of many of [[Donald Trump]]'s detractors; to Trump's supporters, he's an [[Amoral Attorney]]. Of course, neither is truly accurate; he's as amoral as a lawyer needs to be, and no matter how well-intentioned he iswas, he certainly ~~isn~~wasn't doing it out of charity. ** On a similar note, as of early 2023, many of Trump's detractors were thinking the same thing of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Georgia_election_investigation Fulton County Georgia DA Fani Willis]. * Would you believe Fred Phelps? Originally, the founder of the notoriously homophobic Westboro Baptist Church was known as a civil rights advocate in the 50s and 60s, and as a defense attorney, argued - often successfully, in Kansas no less - in cases where such was an issue. It seemed to go downhill for him after he was disbarred for filing frivolous lawsuits.