CANON LIST

THE CANON LIST

right, here's how it goes.

reservations last for three days, but you have to post an application
within one day of reserving. it doesn't have to be complete, but there
has to be some kind of evidence that you're not going to reserve and
run.

there are barely any relationships specified, so that means you all
get to go plot crazy. also, because the descriptions are in first pers-
on, it makes all of the characters seem majorly self centered. think
about it - most of 'em are lawyers, so most of 'em aren't quite chip-
per people. you know what i mean?

play-bys, ages, surnames, whatever, are non-negotiable.

if you're taking an original spot, please be realistic. no twenty year
old associates ect.

THE NAME PARTNERS
THE PEOPLE WITH THEIR NAMES ON THE WALL


J. EDWARD BANNER
FORTY-TWO | NAME PARTNER | EDWARD NORTON

i just want to bring a bit of order back into the firm. i came
from the california branch to new york to try and squeeze
all of the craziness out of the place that i worked so damn
hard to build, but i'm afraid that i'm actually starting to like it
here. maybe i should move back to california.


JAMES B.. HUDSON
FORTY-FIVE | NAME PARTNER | DANIEL CRAIG

i'm the poster boy of banner, hudson & wayne - the face
of the place. i've been married and divorced exactly four
times, but at the moment i enjoy flying solo. it means i can
hit on a bunch of different women at once. i've never lost
a case, either.


HARRIET G. WAYNE
FIFTY-FIVE | NAME PARTNER | MERYL STREEP

don't underestimate me because of my age. people say i
am the 'powerhouse' of this firm, and in all honesty, it isn't
entirely untrue. without me, the place would crumble. just
for the record, i'm a pretty good lawyer, too.

THE PARTNERS
THE PEOPLE ON TOP


--- -. WORTHINGTON
THIRTY-SEVEN | PARTNER | CHRISTIAN BALE

yeah, sure, i'm a good lawyer. i'm the guy that usually gets
the murder cases, and hey, that's fine with me. i pride my-
self on being the smartest guy in the room, and i usually am.
i'm something to be scared of.


EDWARD J. BLACK
THIRTY-SIX | PARTNER | LEONARDO DICAPRIO

i'm the buzz lightyear of the firm. i've got the looks, a fair
amount of skill and a good resume to back me up. i take
my job seriously, unlike some people in this firm, and i'm
looking forward to having a long and glorious career.


--- -. LANE
THIRTY-FIVE | PARTNER | ANGELINA JOLIE

men are such a waste of time. seriously, they come into
your life, they break your heart and then they leave you
out to dry. i'm better off without them. i have my work to
focus on, anyway. as long as i keep working, i'll be fine.



MARLENE J. WOLFE
THIRTY-NINE | PARTNER | NAOMI WATTS

i've been at this firm ever since i started my legal career,
and although the firm has done a lot for me, i am starting
to think that maybe it's time for a change. maybe i should
think about it for a little bit. maybe i've dedicated too much
of my life to this job...



LYDIA S. ROCHESTER
THIRTY-SIX | PARTNER | KATE WINSLET

i proved everybody wrong: they said i wouldn't get a job
because i'm british, and i did. they said i would never get
partner, and i did. they said i would never win a case, a-
nd i did. so screw them.

THE ASSOCIATES
ALL LAWYERS, GREAT AND SMALL


RENNON A. ZIMMERMAN
THIRTY | ASSOCIATE | HEATH LEDGER

i've done a lot better for myself than i thought i would. but
i'm really starting to get sick of the low importance cases.
i've been here for two years now, and i'm ready for a big
challenge. please, give me something big. please. i promise
i can do it.


PETER A. FLINDERS
TWENTY-EIGHT | ASSOCIATE | TOPHER GRACE

i've topped every class i was in since i was thirteen, both
at high school and college. sure, i got beat up a lot, but i'm
pretty happy with where i am. wouldn't you be? the boss
says that i'm an up-and-coming hotshot, which is cool. i'm
confident that soon, the partners will be dishing me out a
couple of big, big cases.


ANDREA J. SANDFORD
THIRTY-TWO | ASSOCIATE | LIV TYLER

after all these years of working in family law, i've started
wishing that i had a family of my own. too bad i can't meet
anybody. i mean, it doesn't help when you work 60 hours
a week. maybe it's just not meant to be. i have a list of bad
relationships that is probably as long as the distance to &
from the moon, if not longer.


SEAN A. FLYNN
THIRTY | ASSOCIATE | JOSH HARTNETT

i'm sick of getting these types of cases. it's almost like no
one around here trusts me on my own. okay, i know i've
done some stupid things in the past, and i know that i had
some big losses early on in my career, but why would the
partners keep me around if they didn't want me to get back
on the horse.


FINLEY A. SLOANE
TWENTY-SEVEN | ASSOCIATE | JAMES FRANCO

sure, i'm young, but i'm slick, smooth-talking, and i've got
a smile that will settle any case of corporate law. i'm all
about image, really. but that's not such a bad things. first
impressions are really important in this job, no?


MORGAN E. STRUSS
TWENTY-SIX | ASSOCIATE | SIENNA MILLER

so i'm fresh out of law school. how, then, did i get this job,
you might ask. well, i see no problem in using my... assets
to climb the food chain. it just so happens that i'm good in
bed. people say that you should play to your strengths, so
really, there's no harm in what i do.


MAXINE L. DELACOUR
THIRTY-FIVE | ASSOCIATE | EVA GREEN

keep your eyes to yourself - you've got no chance. i know
i'm better than all of this. i just don't understand why all the
other people around this joint don't realize it too.


--- -. LAURENT
THIRTY-TWO | ASSOCIATE | MARION COTILLARD

i really have to stop getting myself so emotionally involved
in my cases. maybe i just wear my heart on my sleeve too
much, or maybe i'm just not cut out for this. either way, it's
hard for me to detatch myself from the clients. i hate that i
love this job.


SASCHA N. LARSSON
TWENTY-SEVEN | ASSOCIATE | SCARLETT JOHANSSON

you think i look good, you should see me in a court room.
i've only graduated from law school a year ago, but why
would a firm like this employ me if i didn't have some kind
of spark? i'm pretty sure that i'm one of the best dressed
associates, too.


--- -. JOPLING
FORTY | ASSOCIATE | AARON ECKHART

you know, i think that i'd be a good district attorney. it isn't
as if i'm not qualified or anything. i think i'd have a good go
at it, too. maybe next election i'll think about it. until then, i'll
have to stick with my dreams.


--- -. McCORD
FORTY-THREE | ASSOCIATE | GERARD BUTLER

the reason why i've never been made a partner if because
i am what they call an 'agressive' lawyer. i don't go around
holding guns to people's heads, but i have bent the rules on
a few occasions in order to get the job done. hey, when it
comes down to it, it's whatever works for the client, right?


MADELINE J. TRICKETT
THIRTY-SEVEN | ASSOCIATE | GWENETH PALTROW

i wish that i'd never taken this promotion. i can't deal with
big cases, especially when the media's involved. whether
or not you find it suprising, i get terrible stage fright, and i
get particularly nervous before i stand up in court.


DOROTHEA A. VARCO
THIRTY-THREE | ASSOCIATE | MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL

you know, i work my butt off all day, i win twice as many
cases as my superiors, and yet they refuse to give me a
pay rise. sure, i make a good deal of money, but surely i
deserve some kind of reward for all the hard work that i
put in. and you know, it's not just me. i think that all of us
should get more pay.


TOBIAS J. WOLSTENCRAFT
THIRTY-ONE | ASSOCIATE | JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS

you know, there are so many good looking women around
the office - it's incredible. i need to start sleeping with more
of them, because otherwise the world will come to an end.
okay, maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration, but being
serious now: so many women, so little time.


ANNABELLE R. HATCHER
TWENTY-NINE | ASSOCIATE | KATHERINE HEIGL

this job isn't nearly as fun as it looks on television. i always
thought that it would be so much... better than it is. maybe i
should become a doctor, then it can be like greys anatomy.


MARKOV E. WALLACE
THIRTY-FIVE | ASSOCIATE | MATT DAMON

i was a navy seal for six years, i can kill a man with my
bare hands, i'm combat trained, and i'm also a lawyer. if
you mess with me, beware. okay, no, i'm kidding. i s'pose
it's handy having me around when we get hostage situa-
tions and bomb threats.

ORIGINALS

THE PARALEGALS
HERE, LEMME HELP YOU WITH THAT


--- -. SANCHEZ
TWENTY-NINE | PARALEGAL | GAEL GARCIA BERNAL

the reason that i'm not a fully fledged lawyer is because
i'm hispanic, right? i did great in law school, and nobody
sees how hard i work. it's because i'm hispanic. maybe
i should sue. that'd probably get my message across. i'm
sick of being invisible.


RACHAEL A. LUMLEY
TWENTY-SIX | PARALEGAL | KIRSTEN DUNST

i fall for men way too easily. i tell myself not to, but i just
can't help myself. and then i always end up getting my h-
eart broken. maybe i should just steer clear of men for a
while. okay, i'll tell myself that now, and then in a couple
of days i'll have another fella walking all over me.


--- -. FREMANTLE
TWENTY-SIX | PARALEGAL | NATALIE PORTMAN

p-r-o-m-o-t-i-o-n yeah! okay, so maybe cheering isn't the
best way to get ahead in this industry, but i've tried pretty
much everything else. i've thought about going to a small
firm, but banner, hudson & wayne is the best in the city.


EVA L. BAILEY
TWENTY-FIVE | PARALEGAL | KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

why did i want to become a lawyer again? jesus, i can't
even remember anymore. didn't i want to change the w-
orld or something like that? gee, that was idealistic of me.


--- -. WOOD JNR.
TWENTY-FIVE | PARALEGAL | ADAM BRODY

i would be a really, really bad trial lawyer, so i figure that
i should just stick to what i know, right? books and books
and books. that's what i'm good at. so i research for all of
the 'real' lawyers. hey - it's fine with me.


--- -. TRACEY
TWENTY-SEVEN | PARALEGAL | RYAN GOSLING

even though i tell people that i'm laid back about my career,
i also tell them that i'm a lot more successful than what i am.
so i don't always tell the truth... ever. who cares? nobody.
well, i hope not, anyway.


--- -. SMITH
TWENTY-SEVEN | PARALEGAL | IAN SOMERHALDER

my father wants me to be the best lawyer in the firm, and
i'm not too keen on letting him down. god only knows how
he'd react if i didn't do anything but excel. as long as he's
happy, i'm happy.


SOPHIE J. WINDSOR
TWENTY-SEVEN | PARALEGAL | CLAIRE DANES

my philosophy of life is: 'slow and steady wins the race'.
i stick by it. unfortunately, in this business, some people
get head starts, some people get unfair advatages, and
some people even get to start at the finish line. oh well.
if i just keep doing what i'm doing, eventually i'll get to the
end. i hope.

ORIGINALS

THE LEGAL CLERKS
WHEN WE GRADUATE, WATCH YOUR BACKS


--- -. STAHL
TWENTY-FOUR | LEGAL CLERKS | HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN

mark my words: when i graduate, i'm going to be good. i'll
take the world by storm - i know it. a lot of people say that
i'm all talk, no action, but trust me, it's not true.


--- -. FLINDERS
TWENTY-SIX | LEGAL CLERKS | JAKE GYLLENHAAL

i started off wanting to be a marine biologist, but i changed
my mind, and now i'm studying to become a lawyer. i want
to put the bastards who kill innocent animals behind bars. i
guess you could say that i'm passionate.


--- -. WEST
TWENTY-ONE | LEGAL CLERKS | JAMIE BELL

i used to be a national champion gymnast, but ever since
that shoulder reconstruction i haven't been able to do the
thing that i really love. so here i am, studying to become a
lawyer. my parent's are happy, but i'm not.


--- -. JOHNSON
TWENTY-THREE | LEGAL CLERKS | ALISON LOHMAN

i don't actually want to practice law, i just thought that if
i had a law degree on my resume it would make me more
likely to get other jobs. so i'm cruising through this. i figure,
why bother putting in the effort?


--- -. CHARLTON
TWENTY-ONE | LEGAL CLERKS | KRISTEN STEWART

i find all of the law business so exhilarating! i know that i
don't really do much, but surely you can forgive me for a
little dreaming. one day, i'll be a partner in a firm like this. i
just love this whole world so much...!


--- -. SHEEN
TWENTY-TWO | LEGAL CLERKS | MISCHA BARTON

i'm the resident party girl. i love going out on a friday night,
getting off my face high, and then doing it all again the ne-
xt week. to be honest, i don't know how i got the marks to
get into law school, but i did, and baby, i'm living it up.


--- -. KIRBY
TWENTY | LEGAL CLERKS | EMMA WATSON

i was an excellerated student in high school, so i gradua-
ted two years before i was meant to. i suppose you could
say that i'm smart, but i'm competitive, too. a lot of people
look down on me here 'cause i'm so young, but i'll show
them. just you wait.

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

THE OTHER EMPLOYEES
SORRY, WHAT DO I DO AGAIN?


--- -. TOWNSEND
TWENTY-SEVEN | ACCOUNTANT | ORLANDO BLOOM

when i started out as an accountant, i never thought that
i would be twenty-seven and earning this much money. i
suppose i never thought i'd be working for this kind of c-
ompany, either. life is full of pleasant suprises, isn't it?


--- -. NIELL
TWENTY-FOUR | FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST | CAMILLA BELLE

i'm one of the two main receptionists of the firm, a.k.a 'the
front desk lady'. so you might think that i don't have a very
serious job, but really, i do. this place would crumble with-
out people like me.


REBECCA D. DANGERFIELD
TWENTY-FIVE | ASSISTANT TO HUDSON | JESSICA ALBA

i know that technically i'm only a assistant, but i end up
being the person that organizes all of the big inner-firm
parties and whatever. last year i lead the 'christmas p-
arty committee' and it was good.


ALICE I. MATHERS
TWENTY-FIVE | ASSISTANT TO WAYNE | ANNE HATHAWAY

i could never afford to go to law school, even though i had
the marks. maybe if i work here for a little bit longer, i'll ear-
n enough to get myself to harvard.


--- -. BENNETT
FORTY | ASSISTANT TO BANNER | HELENA BONHAM CARTER

you know, in my ten years or so at the firm, i've haven't
ever had a promotion. it doesn't really bother me, though.
i moved with my boss to california, and then we moved
back to new york. i work for banner, and banner only.


NATALIE C. RICHARDSON
TWENTY-SIX | ASSISTANT TO ZIMMERMAN | MICHELLE WILLIAMS

i wish i could stop being so damn indecisive. i can't figure
out whether or not i like my boss. i hope i don't, but at the
same time, i want to. as you can see, i'm terribly confused.


AOIFE P. RIVERTON
TWENTY-THREE | ASSISTANT TO... SOMEBODY | OLIVIA WILDE

i've been here for six months, and i've been shifted around
the office seemingly hundreds of times! if my memory serv-
es me correctly, i've had four different bosses in the space
of six months. why can't these people just decide who i w-
ork for!


THOMAS E. HYDE
TWENTY-THREE | MESSENGER | BEN BARNES

i'm a messenger boy around the office. hey, it's a good job!
seriously, it's so much better than flipping burgers at macd-
onalds. oh, i should probably tell you, i never graduated fr-
om high school.


JOCELYN M. SCHMIDT
TWENTY-SIX | FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST | RACHEL MCADAMS

i'm the second front desk receptionist. yeah, it's an alright
job. i could probably do something a hell of a lot more inte-
resting, but the pay is good, so i put up with it all.


--- -. UPTON
TWENTY-TWO | SANDWICH GUY | ROBERT PATTINSON

that's right, i'm your friendly neighborhood sandwich guy.
i'm the one who pushes that trolley around at lunch time,
and tosses you your roast beef roll or whatever. i can
bake, too!


JAMES M. WINCHESTER
THIRTY-FOUR | CLEANER | CASEY AFFLECK

once upon a time i was big in advertising, but ever since i
lost my job, things have pretty much gone from bad to w-
orse. my fiancee left me, my career evaporated, and now
here i am cleaning a law firm office after hours.

ORIGINALS

THE CLIENTS
HOUSTEN, WE HAVE A PROBLEM


--- -. SIMMONDS
TWENTY-SEVEN | ADVERTISING CONSULTANT | ASHTON KUTCHER

i'm not a bad person, i just have the tendency to do more
stupid things than other people. it's a good thing that i can
afford good lawyers, otherwise god knows where i'd be
now.


--- -. DELANEY
TWENTY-SEVEN | MUSICIAN/ACTOR | JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

okay, so i'm pretty big. well, in the way of fame, anyway.
every one of my tours has sold out, 'cause i'm good. but
it seems that even big a-listers like me can't keep out of
trouble completely. i mean, there's so much pressure for
me to achieve and whatever... it's no wonder that i do
some bad things.


--- -. KANE
TWENTY-EIGHT | HIT MAN | COLIN FARRELL

what're you lookin' at, punk? you looking at me? i'll put a
bullet through your head if you don't piss off. yeah, that
is pretty much my philosophy for life. my fancy title is 'o-
rganized crime enforcer', but whatever. the boss says
he'll make sure i keep out of jail, just as long as i put the
fellas that own him money in graves.


--- -. STILLMAN
TWENTY | ESCORT | MEGAN FOX

i'm not a prostitute! i'm an escort for god's sake! i'm good at
what i do, and i make good money from it. just as long as i
stay young and beautiful, i'll be fine.


--- -. KINGSTON
FORTY-THREE | ACTOR | JOHNNY DEPP

i really did love my wife, you know. i really did. until i wal-
ked in on her and my co-star 'rehearsing' as they called it.
i didn't kill her, sorry to disappoint, but i'm getting a divorce.
at the moment, it's getting ugly, so i'm hiring the best team
of lawyers in town to make sure she gets what she des-
erves.


ALANA C. ROWE
TWENTY-TWO | UNEMPLOYED | SHANNYN SOSSAMON

in the past, daddy's been able to bail me out of tight spots,
but right now, well, i don't think that he's going to be able
to do anything. i think that this time i'm in real big trouble.


--- -. WESCOTT
THIRTY | PSYCHOLOGIST | CILLIAN MURPHY

people look to me as somebody that they can trust. seems
that now a whole bunch of people think that i've actually
been killing my clients. people can be so strange...


ANDY A. SCHIREBERE
FORTY-FIVE | BILLIONAIRE | ROBERT DOWNEY JNR.

who am i going to sue this week?

ORIGINALS

THE CITIZENS
GOOD MORNING NEW YORK


okay, so the rest of new york fits in somewhere here. you can join as a
complete random if you really want, but it wouldn't really fit into the rpg.
so, with the following positions, we would love to see the following:

A DISTRICT ATTORNEY
lawyers in the district attorney's office
OTHER LAWYERS
POLICE OFFICERS
JUDGES

THE RESERVATIONS


read the stuff above for reservation info.
if a character's name is filled in, you can't reserve it. simple.
originals cannot be reserved.
POST IN CODE.

JOHNSON (alison lohman) reserved for JUNE until SEPTEMBER 17TH