Family Law (1999)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United States

Length

3 seasons, 68 episodes

Rated

14

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After her husband abandons her and takes their law firm's clients, a lawyer works to rebuild her career by starting her own practice. She is joined by a loyal assistant and a few new colleagues as she deals with divorce cases and office dynamics.

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What happens

Family Law is an American legal drama television series, created by Paul Haggis and Anne Kenney, that was produced by Paul Haggis Productions, CBS Productions and Columbia TriStar Television and aired on CBS from September 20, 1999, to May 27, 2002. This series starring Kathleen Quinlan as divorced lawyer Lynn Holt, who attempted to start her own law firm after her husband left both her and their law practice, taking all of their clients with him. The show also starred Christopher McDonald as opportunistic, ambulance-chasing attorney Rex Weller, Julie Warner as Lynn's friend Danni (and the one member of her former firm's staff who did not defect with Lynn's ex-husband), and Dixie Carter as "pit bull" divorce attorney Randi King. Later cast additions included Tony Danza, Cristián de la Fuente, Salli Richardson, and Meredith Eaton as Emily Resnick, an ambitious attorney hoping to make partner. Edwin Starr's 1970 hit song, "War" was used as the series' opening title theme, in season one. A cover version of the song was performed by The Brink and used in season two and three. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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