The strain of Lindsay's incarceration begins to affect her marriage and she lashes out at Bobby. Meanwhile, a zealous law-school grad who seeks to join the firm has a run-in with Ellenor; and Jimmy is embroiled in a 16-year-old child-kidnapping case that hinges on lawyer-client confidentiality.
Guest Stars:
Holland Taylor, Bill Smitrovich, Cristine Rose, Mary Page Keller, Frank Birney
Lindsay's murder conviction tries Rebecca, who's handling the appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court; Jimmy's kidnapping case turns confrontational, in and out of court.
Guest Stars:
Holland Taylor, Michelle Horn, Aloma Wright, Bill Smitrovich, Cristine Rose
A resolution reached in Lindsay's murder conviction has emotional repercussions; and First Amendment issues figure oddly in Jamie's first trial, the defense of an accused flasher.
Guest Stars:
Jon Cryer, Kate Burton, Bill Smitrovich, Frank Birney, Gibby Brand
Religious freedom figures in a criminal case. On trial: a Christian Science couple charged with the murder of their ill child, whose parents' faith forbids medical treatment.
Guest Stars:
Holland Taylor, Stacey Travis, Michael Gaston, Bill Smitrovich, Paul Dooley
Political, religious and moral issues surface in a trial involving medical research. Also, Lindsay, now on her own, defends a client whose singing gives a neighbor the blues.
Guest Stars:
Holland Taylor, Robert Picardo, Susan Blommaert, Phil Abrams, Zeljko Ivanek
A sexual-abuse case involving victims of a former priest embroils Eugene; a nuisance suit filed by ex-lovers escalates into violence that rattles an already shaky Lindsay.
Guest Stars:
Suzanne Krull, Ray Abruzzo, Arye Gross, Robert Prosky, Tim Quill
An accused molester's defense rattles Bobby, who's also unnerved by the reproach of a venerable priest; a case involving animal sacrifices embroils Ellenor.
Guest Stars:
Peter MacKenzie, Paul Dooley, Anton Yelchin, Robert Prosky, John Sterling Carter
Ellenor and Eugene defend a fiery yet frightened client named Cassie Ray, a murder suspect with a shadowy past. Moreover, Cassie's alibi witness has significant skeletons in her own closet. In a separate case, Lindsay reluctantly defends an airline that refuses to carry passengers of Arab descent.
Guest Stars:
Lolita Davidovich, Magda Harout, Christopher Cousins, Sayed Badreya, Richard McGonagle
A cop-killing case rattles Bobby, whose anemic defense of an unsavory client leads Helen to suspect that he's "tanking the trial"; a drug bust raises search-and-seizure issues.
Guest Stars:
Alan Dale, Suzanne Whang, Steve Ryan, Paul Dooley, Anton Yelchin
Bobby has been benched due to his erratic behavior, so Eugene must take his place as lead counsel in a controversial murder case. Meanwhile Lindsay defends a killer, against her own better judgement, and Jamie is placed in a compromising situation involving a judge
Guest Stars:
Alan Dale, Art LaFleur, Bill Smitrovich, Linda Hunt, Herb Mitchell
Ellenor fights to save Denise Freeman, a rehabilitated death-row prisoner who has devoted her prison time to helping younger inmates. In a last-ditch effort to stay her execution, Ellenor bases an appeal on the medication the court ordered Denise to take at trial, which prevented the jury from observing her schizophrenia. Eugene argues a civil suit that blames a beer company for the death of a college-age youth.
Guest Stars:
Charlotte Cornwell, Alfre Woodard, Michael Winters, Michael Bofshever, Katie Killacky
Ellenor continues her desperate attempt to stop the execution of a mentally ill woman Denise Freeman on death row. The firm is torn over a controversial settlement in their case against an alcohol company.
Guest Stars:
David Andrews, Justin Cooper, Thomas Kopache, Alfre Woodard, Harry Lennix
Jimmy Berluti defends his high school crush, who is under investigation for a suspicious homicide, and Claire Wyatt interviews for a job at Lindsay's newly formed law firm.
Guest Stars:
Rosanna Arquette, Bill Smitrovich, Mark Moses, Carmen Argenziano, Mark Pellegrino
A wrongful-imprisonment suit occupies Bobby, whose client spent 15 years in jail for a killing he didn't commit; a case involving a youth's soccer injury tests Claire's mettle in court.
Guest Stars:
Ellen Bry, Robert Curtis Brown, Bill Smitrovich, Carlton Wilborn, Juanita Jennings
Helen faces up against the firm in a case involving an accused killer whose protective mother provides alibis. A disturbed former client jarringly reenters Lindsay's life.
Guest Stars:
Holland Taylor, Francis Guinan, Bill Smitrovich, Elizabeth Morehead, Matthew Settle
Psychopaths plague Lindsay and Helen. The latter is sued by an acquitted killer for defaming his mother; the former is hounded by a deviant she once defended.
Guest Stars:
Francis Guinan, Al Bandiero, David Chisum, Bill Smitrovich, Matthew Settle
The firm defends Kyle Healy, a wheelchair-bound man whose wife is charged with murdering his brother, the heir to a multimillion-dollar estate. Jimmy and Ellenor's defense is damaged by compelling circumstantial evidence; testimony about the defendant's stability — and the prosecution's playing of a shattering trump card. In other storylines, Jamie champions the cause of a lawyer who claims firms won't hire her because she's a rape victim; and Bobby, whose marriage is in trouble, links up with an old flame.
Guest Stars:
Christopher Reeve, Bill Smitrovich, Meredith Vieira, Teri Polo, Earl Boen
The death penalty comes under scrutiny in a controversial hearing centering on a troubled teen and admitted killer, whose case parallels Bobby's reinvolvement with a former lover.
Guest Stars:
David Garrison, Kyle Massey, Sam Jones, Teri Polo, Armand Schultz
A crazed fame-seeker takes CBS CEO Les Moonves hostage in a ploy for TV time to be negotiated by Jimmy, also a hostage.
Guest Stars:
Andie MacDowell, Jerry Penacoli, Crista Flanagan, Teri Polo, Karen Hensel
A date-rape case links the accused to Jamie, a former victim; the return of crazed Stanley Deeks prompts terrified Lindsay to take drastic action that could jeopardize her career.
Guest Stars:
Holland Taylor, Susan Floyd, Matthew Settle, Teri Polo, Jim Moret
The collapse of Bobby's marriage is a prelude to a professional crisis. Also, the firm defends a wife on trial for slaying her abusive husband and represents a 10-year-old in a liability suit.
Guest Stars:
Holland Taylor, Chelsea Tavares, Teri Polo, Ray Abruzzo, Chyler Leigh
22 Episodes