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Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
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Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
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Episode 1
Lynn is pitted against her old acquaintance, cutthroat lawyer Joe Celano, in a case involving a child's adopted parents and the Guatemalan woman he was taken from; Danni's reaction to Lynn's partnership offer unnerves Lynn.
Directed by Paul HaggisWritten by Paul HaggisGuest stars John Posey, Caroline Aaron, Deborah Rennard, Alberto Isaac, Dan Navarro, Tina Lifford, Marlene Forte, Michael Le Blanc
Episode 2
Lynn is faced with a moral and legal dilemma when her client in a child custody case confesses to molesting his daughter; Randi tries the potentially ground-breaking case of a man suing his bartender for serving him drinks that led to his having a one-night stand which destroyed his marriage; the attorneys decide to expand their practices by forming a partnership.
Directed by Fred GerberWritten by David Shore, Paul HaggisGuest stars Vanessa Zima, Tom Amandes, Hal Holbrook, Bruce Abbott, Carol Locatell, Sean O'Bryan, Richard Lawson, John Billingsley
Episode 3
Lynn tries valiantly to help a dying friend obtain a divorce from her politician husband, who is trying to stall the proceedings because her death will give him the sympathy vote in the upcoming election; Lynn makes Joe a partner over Rex and Randi's objections, while the partnership decision regarding Danni comes to a head.
Directed by Fred GerberWritten by Paul Haggis, Stephen NathanGuest stars Karen Valentine, Carl Lumbly, John Bennett Perry, Michael Gross, Emily Kuroda, Edward C. Gillow, Janet MacLachlan, Ash Roeca
Episode 4
Rex fights to get his schizophrenic brother released from the county mental hospital; Danni and Randi take opposite sides in an ugly custody case involving an emotionally disturbed 5-year-old. However the case takes a suprising turn when it's learned that the child was switched at birth with another.
Directed by Fred GerberWritten by David ShoreGuest stars David Carradine, Georgia Emelin, Michael Reilly Burke, John Aylward, Chase Ellison, Charles Martin Smith, Gabe Cohen, Tyler Patrick Jones
Episode 5
Danni is appointed case advocate for a 9-year old boy. But when she learns he is being brutally abused by his foster father, her pleas to Children's Services for an investigation go unheard; Lynn represents grandparents seeking custody of their delinquent teenaged grandson when his parents send him overseas to a prison-like boarding school.
Guest stars Michael Murphy, Neil Flynn, Wolfgang Bodison, Marcia Rodd, Juliana Donald, Matt Newton, Ivelka Reyes, Michael Milhoan
Episode 6
Danni & Joe bring a class-action suit against the Dept. of Children's Services; Lynn and Rex compete for the same caregiver.
Directed by Jerry LevineWritten by David Shore, Stephen NathanGuest stars Esai Morales, David Carradine, David Garrison, Bob Gunton, Jodi Carlisle, Abigail Mavity, Billy Campos, Kimberly Scott
Episode 7
Rex defends his schizophrenic brother against a murder charge when he pushes someone into the path of an incoming car. But the job is made more difficult when his brother insists that he did nothing wrong and won't let him plead insanity; Lynn and Randi go to the INS in order to get Andres readmitted to the U.S. and end up learning a shocking secret.
Written by Marjorie DavidGuest stars David Carradine, Richard Masur, Nicholas Cascone, Michael Tucker, Tom Kemp, Denise Crosby, David Denman, Alberto Isaac
Episode 8
Joe and Lynn butt heads in the case of a hospital's decision to drop one man from the kidney recipient list and replace him with one of their doctors; Danni represents a couple trying to keep custody of their chimpanzee; Randi and Andres have trouble dealing with his return to the firm.
Directed by Oz ScottWritten by Ashley Gable, Thomas L. MoranGuest stars Tony Amendola, John Rubinstein, Chris Ellis, Penny Johnson Jerald, Kenneth Tigar, James Pickens Jr., Benton Jennings, Loanne Bishop
Episode 9
When Andres attacks a man his mother claims is the Chilean army colonel who killed her husband and tortured her 27 years ago, the firm sets out to prove that the man is a notorious war criminal.
Directed by Martha MitchellGuest stars Alysia Reiner, Matthew John Armstrong, Susan Blommaert, Henry Darrow, Carlos Gómez, Sonia Braga, Elizabeth Dement, Kenneth Meseroll
Episode 10
When Randi helps a battered woman get a restraining order against her husband, the Dept. of Children's Services decides that the woman is an unfit mother because she chose to stay with her abusive husband; Lynn is torn between acting as Cassie's mother or her friend; Danni gets another shot at becoming partner.
Directed by Fred GerberGuest stars Megan Follows, Stan Kirsch, John Aylward, Ken Jenkins, Gavin Fink, Daniel Roebuck, Faryn Einhorn, Bellina Logan
Episode 11
Danni defends a woman charged with murder when she miscarries her baby after a drinking binge. Though disgusted by her client's behavior, Danni feels she has to defend a pregnant woman's right to choose what to do with her body; Lynn represents a hooker seeking palimony from a longtime ex-boyfriend/client.
Directed by David Shore, Richard J. LewisGuest stars Cara Buono, Christine Dunford, Burke Moses, Nancy Dussault, Jeanne Sakata, Scott Paulin, Alberto Isaac, Joe Howard
Episode 12
Lynn sues a local television station when it airs exploitative footage of her shirt being ripped off by an angry mob; When she tells her the wrong court date, Patricia is forced to impersonate Viveca to prevent a client from losing a case that involves a wedding dress that wouldn't fit.
Written by Lawrence KaplowGuest stars Kiana Tom, Melinda Culea, Ken Howard, Denis Arndt, Valorie Armstrong, Cynthia Ferrer, John Cirigliano, Anna Galvin
Episode 13
Randi and Joe fight to keep a set of newborn Siamese twins from being surgically separated; Lynn is upset when Michael's new girlfriend tries to bond with her kids.
Directed by David Shore, Fred GerberWritten by David Shore, Stephen NathanGuest stars Craig Sheffer, Kate McNeil, Lawrence Pressman, Ronny Cox, David Purdham, Tristan Rogers, Thomas Kopache, Gregg Henry
Episode 14
Lynn defends a man charged with manslaughter when he helps his terminally ill wife committ suicide; Viveca sues a beachfront property landlord for discrimination when he refuses her residency because she's a lawyer.
Written by David Shore, Marjorie David, Stephen NathanGuest stars Michael D. Roberts, Janet Leigh, Janis Paige, Cynthia Ettinger, Tristan Rogers, Aaron Lustig, Judyann Elder, Michael Tucker
Episode 15
When a 19 year old student who worked for Joe over the summer is arrested for drug trafficking, the US Attorney offers him a deal: help nail a drug dealer and he can go free. Though Jamie is eager to take the deal and rat on one of Joe's former clients, Joe warns against it. Meanwhile Danni helps a 36 year old sue his rich parents for cutting off his allowance and against her better judgement finds herself falling for him,
Directed by Jeremy KaganWritten by Ashley Gable, Thomas L. MoranGuest stars Rocky Carroll, Thomas F. Duffy, Steven Eckholdt, Jim Haynie, Elaine Giftos, Brian Tee, Zachery Ty Bryan, Cheryl Anderson
Episode 16
The firm is at risk when Joe is arrested for money laundering by an overzealous attorney; Danni's unemployed boyfriend, Alex, asks to move in with her.
Directed by Fred GerberWritten by David Shore, Stephen NathanGuest stars Rocky Carroll, Thomas F. Duffy, Steven Eckholdt, Patty Duke, Justin Lord, Ron Dean, Laurie Faso, Zachery Ty Bryan
Episode 17
Danni and Randi must deal with a complicated child custody case involving a deeply religious couple. The mother, an Orthodox Jew, and the father, a born again Christian, both want sole custody of their 5 year old daughter so she can live by one faith. The trouble is: how to convince a judge that one faith is better ?
Directed by Oz Scott, David ShoreWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Clyde Kusatsu, Lisa Edelstein, Steven Eckholdt, Shashawnee Hall, James Acheson, Tina Lifford, Madison Lanc, Nick Toth
Episode 18
Rex defends Lynn's friend who's charged with manslaughter after her younger son kills her oldest with her handgun. Complicating things is the boy's father who is suing for sole custody of the boy, placing an anti-gun Lynn in the position of defending her friend who continues to own a gun.
Directed by Paul HaggisWritten by Paul Haggis, Thomas L. MoranGuest stars Dana Delany, Myles Jeffrey, Peter Onorati, Bruce Abbott, Deborah Rennard, Robert David Hall, Tina Lifford, Carlos Gómez
Episode 19
Joe and Lynn fight to help a gay man retain custody of his two adopted children after his partner of 12 years gets engaged to a woman and sues for sole custody; Randi tries to help a 55 year old woman get back child support for the father who abandoned her at a young age.
Directed by Jerry LevineWritten by David Shore, Stephen NathanGuest stars Christopher Cousins, Tuc Watkins, Valerie Perrine, Dabbs Greer, Charles Martin Smith, Bradley Stryker, Tom Jourden, Janet MacLachlan
Episode 20
Lynn and Randi help a woman who left her baby at the doorstep of Holt & Associates; The boy who Danni helped months ago asks her to be his foster mother.
Directed by Richard J. LewisWritten by David ShoreGuest stars Michael Trucco, John Aylward, Ron Marasco, Alberto Isaac, Billy Campos, Wolfgang Bodison, Kimberly Scott, Jamie Anne Allman
Episode 21
Lynn and Joe help a woman whose ex-husband kidnapped their children and now seeks refuge at the Indian reservation where Federal laws do not apply; Danni continues in her quest to adopt Rapheal.
Directed by Elodie KeeneWritten by David Shore, Stephen NathanGuest stars Earl Boen, Tantoo Cardinal, Tracy Middendorf, Phill Lewis, Gil Birmingham, Al Harrington, Russell Means, Dion Anderson
Episode 22
Randi fights for custody of her granddaughter after her daughter is killed by her abusive husband; Rex helps a rock star get a permit to open a drug rehab center in Beverly Hills; Danni's petition to adopt is denied and she is devestated to learn that one of the partners wrote a negative letter to the Dept. of Children Services,
Directed by Fred GerberWritten by David Shore, Stephen NathanGuest stars Pat Benatar, Travis Fine, F. William Parker, Ray Laska, Laura Margolis, Bradley Stryker, Alberto Isaac, Christina Moore
Episode 23
The staff has a week to stop the execution of a 25 year old man who shot up his high school 7 years earlier.
Directed by Paul HaggisWritten by Paul Haggis, Thomas L. MoranGuest stars Jeff Doucette, Devon Gummersall, Valerie Harper, Scott Klace, Merle Kennedy, Larry Poindexter, Robert F. Lyons, Christina Moore
Episode 24
Lynn works to get a 14-year old prostitute emancipated so she can be independent and get off the streets; Joe and Danni represent a man who wants custody of the embryos he and his ex-wife have frozen; Randi turns to an unlikely source when she can't get her granddaughter to sleep through the night.
Directed by Elodie KeeneWritten by Ashley Gable, David Shore, Stephen NathanGuest stars Obba Babatundé, Fay Hauser, Travis Fine, Myra Turley, George Gerdes, Tina Lifford, Wally Crowder, Jeannette Papineau
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