The Legal show watch; IS Harvey Reginald Specter (Gabriel Macht) THE BEST LAWYER IN TV SERIES HISTORY?

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By Kufreabasi Idiok
            




Over the years, entertainment has proven itself to be an integral part of human life. Even more so, it's 21st century industry coming up with more mechanised way of bringing it closer to your doorsteps, instances with mobile phones and smart TV's Teaching children their father's lifestyle and making parents conversant with their children's world. However being very entertaining, the information and education on the subject matter or plot it passes on to its viewers are almost always priced as one could receive substance. On this, we ask, is the series SUITS giving aspiring lawyers more reasons to; with many unique characters. Who do you think wowed his audience most? However, opinions would vary. While giving you synopsis, I would tell you why HARVEY SPECTER could possibly be the best legal character.
                 
    Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron, the show is set at a fictional New York City law firm and follows talented college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), who starts working as a law associate for Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) despite never having attended law school. The show focuses on Harvey and Mike closing cases, while maintaining Mike's secret. The show also features the characters Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty), and Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres). 
We have seen various legal dramas with different people playing that lawyer role like Saul Goodman from Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad; Joe Proctor from Power; Annalise Keating from How to get away with Murder; Perry Mason; Alan Shore from Boston Legal.
Harvey Reginald Specter, J.D. is a former corporate attorney, one of the name partners at Specter Litt Wheeler Williams, the managing partner of Specter Litt, and a former Assistant District Attorney for the New York County District Attorney's Office. He is also the husband of Donna Paulsen. After being promoted to the position of senior partner at Pearson Hardman in 2011, he hired Mike Ross, a veritable genius with a photographic memory who was able to pass the bar exam despite not attending law school, as his associate. To win his cases, which he tries to do at all costs, Harvey will not hesitate to use unorthodox methods, including coercive persuasion, bluffing, and calling in the many favors owed to him by various influential and powerful people. Although he may be unconventional, Specter is a fair lawyer; he will not tamper with facts to win cases, and he hates any lawyer who will. Many wrongly believe that he lacks in integrity and expect that he will break the law to win; these incorrect assumptions helped him win a case by bluffing the opposing counsel into believing he was willing to commit perjury to win, while having no such intention whatsoever. 

                    

        He never becomes emotionally attached to his clients, either; he performs his work with cold professionalism, rarely showing emotional attachment to his client. However, Harvey expresses a strong loyalty for those who have been loyal to him, such as Donna, his longtime secretary, Ray Benghazi, his chauffeur, and (eventually) Mike Ross, his associate. When confronted about his emotional distance, he states that caring makes a person appear weak, and that a lawyer who shows feelings gets trampled. Because of this belief, he never shows any vulnerability, even to romantic interests. In season 5, Harvey starts having panic attacks as a consequence of Donna leaving him to work for Louis. He starts seeing a therapist. 

                        


Harvey has several female romantic interests, but he has trouble committing to a long-term relationship. In a nutshell, Harvey is all over the place. Regarded as one of the best litigators in New York City, Specter (Gabriel Macht) can be ruthless but is intelligent both when doing things by the book or taking other means (favors, cohesion, etc.) to win the verdict. His confidence is also appealing. And there might not be a lawyer on TV with a better knowledge of pop culture than Specter.


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