This message does a disservice for the public. If someone ever needs a lawyer, the lawyer will not perform to the expectations the public has for them. The truth is that all the lawyers can do is to apply the law. Because television suggest that lawyers are at fault for unfair laws and legal practices, the negative image of lawyers is reinforced. In the television shows, only the star of the show is shown to be a good lawyer.
Every episode focuses on the one good, honest lawyer versus the rest of the legal community.
Even though most people have never dealt with the law directly, in general the public is usually untrusting of lawyers and the law. These negative ideas towards the law are a result of the media s images and their connotations. Through these legal shows the media conveys a completely unrealistic view of the law. As I ve pointed out, I do not believe so. What these shows are doing is turning the carefully thought out law into a subjective thing.