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Lawyer Bracket.Xlsx All-Time Best Fictonal Lawyer 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round 4th Round 5th Round 6th Round 5th Round 4th Round 3rd Round 2nd Round 1st Round 09-Dec 23-Dec 30-Dec 06-Jan 13-Jan 20-Jan 13-Jan 06-Jan 30-Dec 16-Dec 02-Dec 1 Lionel Hutz (Simpsons) Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) 1 Lionel Hutz Atticus Finch 16 Steve Dallas (Bloom County comic strip) Michael Clayton (Michael Clayton) 16 8 Johnnie Cochran (South Park) Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. (The Paper Chase) 8 Johnnie Cochran Lesra Martin 9 She-Hulk (Marvel Comics) Lesra Martin (The Hurricane) 9 5 Phoenix Wright (Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igiari!) Lt. Daniel Kaffee (A Few Good Men) 5 Phoenix Wright Lt. Daniel Kaffee 12 Foggy Nelson (Daredevil) Reggie Love (The Client) 12 4 Harvey Birdman (Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law) Henry Drummond (Inherit the Wind) 4 FINAL Harvey Birdman Vinny Gambini 13 Michelle the Lawyer (American Dad) Vinny Gambini (My Cousin Vinny) 13 6 Hyper-Chicken (Futerama) Mitch McDeere (The Firm) 6 Hyper-Chicken Mick Haller 11 Lawyer Morty (Rick and Morty) Mick Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer) 11 3 Harvey Dent (Batman) Elle Woods (Legally Blond) 3 Harvey Dent Elle Woods 14 Robin (DC Earth-Two) Martin Vail (Prinal Fear) 14 7 Blue-Haired Lawyer (Simpsons) Joe Miller (Philadelphia) 7 Blue-Haired Lawyer Joe Miller 10 Judge Dredd (Judge Dredd) Hans Rolfe (Judgement at Nuremberg) 10 2 Matt Murdock (Daredevil) Erin Brockovich (Erin Brockovich) 2 Matt Murdock Erin Brockovich 15 Margot Yale (Gargoyles) Jake Brigance (A Time to Kill) 15 FINAL FOUR CHAMPION FINAL FOUR 1 Ben Matlock (Matlock) Barry Zuckerkorn (Arrested Development) 1 Ben Matlock Barry Zuckerkorn 16 Denny Crane (Boston Legal) Ted Buckland (Scrubs) 16 8 Claire Kincaid (Law & Order) Bob Loblaw (Arrested Development) 8 Claire Kincaid Jackie Chiles 9 Alan Shore (Boston Legal) Jackie Chiles (Seinfeld) 9 5 Sam Seaborn (West Wing) Clare Huxtable (The Cosby Show) 5 Sam Seaborn Clare Huxtable 12 Harvey Specter (Suits) Charlie Kelly (Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 12 4 Horace Rumpole (Rumpole of the Bailey) Dan Fielding (Night Court) 4 Ally McBeal Will Truman 13 Ally McBeal (Ally McBeal) Will Truman (Will & Grace) 13 6 Alicia Florrick (The Good Wife) Marshall Eriksen (How I Met Your Mother) 6 Alicia Florrick Marshall Eriksen 11 Arnie Becker (L.A. Law) Maggie Lizer (Arrested Development) 11 3 Perry Mason (Perry Mason) Jeff Winger (Community) 3 Perry Mason Jeff Winger 14 Patty Hewes (Damages) Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) 14 7 Sandy Cohen (The O.C.) Sophia Perez (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) 7 Jack McCoy Sophia Perez 10 Jack McCoy (Law & Order) Alice De Raey (This is Wonderland) 10 2 Saul Goodman (Better Call Saul) Christine Sullivan (Night Court) 2 Saul Goodman Christine Sullivan 15 Carrie Barr (Street Legal) Greg Montgomery (Dharma & Greg) 15.
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