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Dead Lawyers | Slate

Dead Lawyers

A crooked lawyer gets killed in an accident. As punishment for his wrongful practices, he is sent back to Earth to redeem himself by working for a law firm that specializes in cases where miscarriage of justice occurred.

Direction and writing

Paris BarclayDirector

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Cast

Sean Patrick Flanery
F. Murray Abraham

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