Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1997)

Overview

Bobby Donnell is a young, passionate lawyer struggling to keep his small Boston law firm afloat. He opened his practice full of idealist dreams of defending the innocent, but quickly realizes that defending the blatantly guilty tends to be more profitable.

Cast

Dylan McDermott as Bobby Donnell
Dylan McDermott

as Bobby Donnell

Steve Harris as Eugene Young
Steve Harris

as Eugene Young

Camryn Manheim as Ellenor Frutt
Camryn Manheim

as Ellenor Frutt

Michael Badalucco as Jimmy Berluti
Michael Badalucco

as Jimmy Berluti

LisaGay Hamilton as Rebecca Washington
LisaGay Hamilton

as Rebecca Washington

Kelli Williams as Lindsay Dole
Kelli Williams

as Lindsay Dole

Episodes

Part I (Pilot) poster

Part I (Pilot) 9.0

March 4, 1997

Bobby defends Rachel Reynolds, a young woman facing drug charges. She is not a drug dealer, but was trying to cover for…

Part II poster

Part II 8.0

March 11, 1997

Bobby represents a man facing armed robbery charges. His strategy is to plead out to lesser charges. Eugene's client fe…

Trial And Error poster

Trial And Error 8.0

March 18, 1997

Bobby plans to represent Gerald Braun in a wrongful death suit against Ronald Martin. Eugene's "Free Willy" returns, af…

Part IV poster

Part IV 8.0

March 25, 1997

An extremely nervous Lindsey goes up against the tobacco industry and her old Law School Professor in her very first ju…

Part V poster

Part V 8.0

April 1, 1997

Preparing for Dr. Braun's murder trial, Jimmy comes up with a controversial defence after the client refuses to argue t…

Part VI poster

Part VI 8.0

April 8, 1997

Dr. Braun's emotional and outrageous murder trial finally begins, with Bobby going up against a known ADA who is also a…