The men can look like slobs…But the women are expected to look nice. What’s fair about that?
-- Marcela Boone (Chapter 3)

Importance: Marcela always dresses nicer than her husband does, and her office is more organized. As a female lawyer, she understands the inequities between the sexes in her profession. She disagrees that women should be held to a higher standard, but since the standard is there, she lives up to what is required of her.

The mere fact that a good lawyer kept saying that Mr. Duffy killed his wife made his theory sound believable. Mr. Mount had always taken the position that the presumption of innocence is a joke nowadays. The presumption is one of guilt.
-- Narrator (Chapter 5)

Importance: These words illustrate two key points. The first is Theo’s understanding of the law and how it works. He understands that part of a trial is about theatrics, and he understands the power an...