Spoiler Alert: This article discusses the film, “Marriage Story,” starring Laura Dern, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson.

Laura Dern may be cleaning up in awards season for her portrayal of divorce lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Netflix’s “Marriage Story,” but how would her character be judged as a family law attorney in Pennsylvania? Hollywood rarely gives lawyers a good name; divorce lawyers are no exception. In its depiction of three prominent California divorce attorneys, “Marriage Story” has given Pennsylvania family law attorneys reason to reflect on how they practice and advocate for their clients.