Boston Legal
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- Alan Shore James Spader– A crooked lawyer with a heart of gold. Disguise, blackmail, illicit computer hacking, and bribery are all tools he uses without hesitation. Wherever he works, Alan treats his coworkers with levity and refuses to take himself seriously. He suffers from night terrors, has a fear of clowns, and in one episode, suffered from word salad. Alan has resigned himself to the fact that he will never be made partner at the firm because of his unpredictable behavior and lack of trustworthiness. He is best friends with Denny, and was once married, but his wife died; however, as Denny notes, Alan rarely speaks of his wife.
- Denny Crane (William Shatner) – Founding and Senior Partner of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. He considers himself a legend and loves to say his own name to "sign" his verbal utterances. In one of the final episodes of The Practice, Denny explained that often people don't believe they're in the room with a legend, so he says his own name to let them know it's true. He has no problem sleeping with the wives of clients and judges. Denny is a conservative who believes gun control is for "communists" and refuses to defend anyone who is accused of extremely heinous acts; in fact, in one episode, he shoots a client because of the nature of his crime.
- Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) – Founding and Senior Partner of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. She first appeared in the middle of the first season. Shirley used to have a romantic relationship with Denny, a past she now views with sardonic detachment, often making jokes about it. In one episode, Denny makes reference to the fact that Shirley apparently left him for "a secretary", whom Shirley immediately clarified was the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
- Brad Chase (Mark Valley) – Brad is the man that the others turn to when they need something done, relying on his Marine Corps background to intimidate others. He helped Denise Bauer rescue a kidnapped child by extracting information from a priest, accidentally chopping off the priest's fingers in the process. Later, Brad went undercover to discover if Paul's daughter was still using meth. He hated Alan initially, but is now slightly more tolerant of him. Brad was made a partner in Season Two.
- Paul Lewiston (Rene Auberjonois) – Partner and legal advisor of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. Unlike Denny and Alan, he generally does things strictly "by the book." Paul has had several antagonistic run-ins with Alan and Denny over their apparent lack of respect for the law. His adult daughter, Rachel, is introduced in Season Two as a meth addict. Paul has her placed in a rehab center and takes custody of her daughter, Fiona.
- Denise Bauer (Julie Bowen) (Season 2+)- An aggressive young attorney introduced in the second season premiere, she's thrown when her husband files for divorce and insists she pay him so he can live while setting up his career as a mediocre golf pro. Her distractions over the divorce cause her trouble with some cases.
- Jeffrey Coho (Craig Bierko) (Season 3+)– An intense, grandiose criminal defense attorney as comfortable with making enemies as he is making friends.[1] He is the most recent addition to the firm, and was made partner immediately after transferring in from the New York office.
- Claire Simms (Constance Zimmer) (Season 3+)– An enigmatic and abrasive associate uncomfortable with making new friends and honest when she is uncomfortable. She transferred from the New York office with Coho and has found herself in the middle of a murder trial and a discrimination suit.
[edit] Former main characters
- Lori Colson (Monica Potter) (Season 1)– A former district attorney, she is an associate at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. She found herself inexplicably attracted to Alan during the first season. In the second season, Lori nearly filed a sexual harassment claim against Denny. Shirley then "deftly ushered [her] out of the firm," as Alan said in the episode, "The Cancer Man Can."
- Tara Wilson (Rhona Mitra) (Season 1)– A paralegal at Young, Berluti & Frutt, she graduated from law school in time to go with Alan to Crane, Poole & Schmidt as an attorney. After a long flirtation on both The Practice and the first half-season of Boston Legal, Tara and Alan finally began a sexual relationship, but the arrival of an old boyfriend led her to break up with Alan and quit the firm.
- Sally Heep (Lake Bell) (Season 1)– Associate at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. Introduced in The Practice, she began a relationship with Alan that crossed over into Boston Legal. However, after he used her to get information from a witness against their client so they could subdue his testimony, Sally broke up with him. Shirley later fired her. Sally briefly returns in Season 3 with a new and improved attitude. Bitter about her firing and fuelled by her desire to beat Alan Shore in court she comes up against him in a case relating to Scientology. After Alan beats her again the pair sleep together.
- Sara Holt (Ryan Michelle Bathe) (Season 2)– Introduced in the second season premiere, she was a smart lawyer who isn't above using her own beauty to help her client. Sara has since disappeared from the show.
- Garrett Wells (Justin Mentell) (Season 2)– Also introduced in the second season premiere, he is a brash young attorney who is obviously attracted to Denise. Garrett does go over her head with some clients but aids her by blackmailing her ex-husband's attorney/pastor to get him to back down from his demands for money. He has since disappeared from the show.
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Boston Legal is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series that began airing on ABC in October 2004. The show is a spin-off of the long-running legal drama The Practice. The series, like its predecessor, was created by David E. Kelley. It follows attorney Alan Shore (a character introduced during the last season of The Practice, played by James Spader) to his new law firm, Crane, Poole & Schmidt. It also stars veteran television actors Candice Bergen and William Shatner. Season 3 began on September 19, 2006.
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