The movie 'Legally Blonde' is mentioned by Joel: Laura Bell Bundy (Shelby Sinclair) played the titular character, Elle Woods in the Broadway version of the movie.
While in the Courtroom, George lists several cases that he has found to help his case: Pearson v. Chung, Maxey v. Jefferson County and Mahoney v. Loma Alta. Wilson Bethel, who plays Wade Kinsella would go on to appear as a character named with the last name 'Mahoney' in the TV show 'How to Get Away with Murder'. The character he played is named Charles Mahoney.