Steve Susman

June 06, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

This week's finale of Bull proved a fitting conclusion to the procedural-drama's first season. While the show often verges on unbelievable, each week it still manages to base its foundation in some real-ish jury-related concept. For this reason, we have been able to explore in depth each episode's themes and Dr. Bull's trial strategies.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

4 minute read

May 22, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

The penultimate episode of Bull's first season deals with a privacy issue not unlike that which Apple Computers faced in 2016. A computer server company called Heptix is in possession of encrypted computer servers that likely contain information leading to terrorists.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

6 minute read

May 15, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

As the curtain on Bull's first season starts to close, certain subplots are coalescing. This week, prosecutors finally brought charges against Dr. Bull's in-house counsel, Benny, for allegedly fabricating evidence while working at the District Attorney's office nearly a decade ago.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

6 minute read

May 08, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Bull has touched on almost every legal cliché imaginable, which makes it surprising that this week was the show's first foray into temporary insanity.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

6 minute read

April 25, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have once said, "He who represents himself has a fool for a client." That legal adage is precisely the subject of this week's episode of Bull.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

6 minute read

April 10, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

One character on "Bull" that had yet to take center stage is the team's in-house stylist, Chunk Palmer. Chunk's role is to ensure that the client's wardrobe matches the narrative that Dr. Bull constructs. While each episode has granted Chunk a few minutes of airtime, this week the entire plot focused on fashion. The case at hand involved the murder of a famous designer, and the episode was essentially an hour-long whodunit. The police have their man, but Dr. Bull is not convinced and takes up the defense.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

10 minute read

April 04, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Dr. Bull returned after a brief hiatus to handle a class action.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

7 minute read

February 27, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

A glass skywalk connecting two New York buildings violently collapsed and killed 15 people in the opening of this week's episode of "Bull." The construction company had used inferior materials to secure the structure. It did so because the original materials were unavailable and they needed to meet a tight deadline. The government brought 15 charges of manslaughter against the developer, a fantastically wealthy real estate magnet named Andrew Withrow.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

6 minute read

February 17, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

10 minute read

February 13, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Bull was off for the primetime announcement of Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination, but returned to attend an Esporting event in this week's episode. Esports are a form of high-stakes competitive video game playing on which spectators gamble huge sums of money. At this particular event, a world-renowned player named Jace underperformed.

By Steve Susman and Richard Jolly

7 minute read