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Family Law
1999–2002 · 3 seasons, 68 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Family Law
Season 1
1999 · 23 episodes · about 23h
1. Pilot60 min
After losing her husband and clients all in one day, Attorney Lynn Holt sets out to rebuild her life. With some help from Danni Lipton, an ambitious almost junior partner, Lynn decides to rebuild her law practice by subleasing her offices to two other lawyers, Rex Weller and Randi King. Lynn's first new client is a former drug addict trying to win back custody of her children.
2. Damages60 min
Lynn helps Rex represent a couple seeking damages against the doctor who neglected to tell them that their child would be born with Down Syndrome; Danni turns marriage counselor to a couple divorcing; Randi reveals a dark chapter in her past; Lynn sets out to show Michael how hard it is to juggle a career and parenting.
3. All God's Creatures60 min
Lynn tries the case of a woman seeking custody of her children from their racist father; Danni hopes to rekindle the flames with her new client, who is also an old boyfriend; Rex represents a man injured by exploding beached whale blubber; Sweet memories abound when Lynn and Michael start dividing their property.
4. Prisoners60 min
Randi represents a correctional officer charged with raping an inmate. However the case hits too close to home since she knew the officer when she was in prison; Lynn starts to represent a famous young actor in a divorce case; Danni's relationship with Don becomes more complicated.
5. The List60 min
Lynn helps an old friend deal with his troubled daughter, who's created a list of people she wants to kill; The woman Michael left Lynn for comes looking for a job; Danni and Don's relationship heats up; Danni learns that Randi is getting some ""attention"" from a surprising source.
6. The Nanny60 min
Lynn represents a couple desperate to get custody of their granddaughter, even though it goes against their deceased daughter's wishes; Rex's mentally ill older brother breezes into his life after a two year absence; Danni represents an obnoxious actor suing a paper for ruining his career after they claimed he was dead; Randi and Andres's relationship heats up.
7. Games60 min
Danni and Rex take opposites sides of a case involving kids on a soccer team and their overzealous parents; Andres asks Randi's help in representing a friend who has money coming to him from a wealthy former client. But her testing of his skills makes Andres very uncomfortable; Lynn finds herself with a moral dilemma when she represents an Afghani couple trying to stay in the United States even though he is wanted for burglary in his homeland.
8. The Fourth Trimester60 min
Over Lynn's objections, Danni represents an L.A. Laker being sued for child support; Rex represents a man who confesses to bombing the Federal Building 30 years ago; Randi goes all out to make a deadbeat client pay his bill.
9. Holt vs. Holt60 min
Lynn and Michael square off in court in a battle between a cancer-stricken employee of a lingerie company and the owners that fired her shortly after her mastectomy; Rex represents the inept son of a professional thief.
10. Four Drops of Blood60 min
Rex defends a woman accused of murdering her one child and abusing the other; Randi represents the ""spokesman"" for Mr. Chips potato chips when he's fired for being too old; Lynn goes ""trolling"" for clients.
11. Decisions60 min
Lynn acts as mediator in her friends' decision of how their dying son should spend his last days; Danni defends her father after he's arrested for a hit and run; Rex tries to make a commercial showcasing his skills, but it doesn't go as he planned.
12. Media Relations60 min
Rex and Lynn defend a 10 year-old boy accused of murdering a little girl for her bike; Randi represents a man who claims his wife put a hex on him; an unexpected event puts an end to Danni & Don's relationship.
13. Human Error60 min
Viveca passes the bar and joins Rex's practice. Her first client is a college football star who allegedly parked in a handicapped space, resulting in the injury of a paraplegic; Rex and Lynn represent a former convict who wants to reclaim custody of his daughter.
14. Stealing Home60 min
Lynn represents a woman trying to keep her molester husband away from their daughter; Danni represents a celebrity hairstylist who mocked a client in front of a roomful of people.
15. A Mother's Son60 min
Rex and Randi fight to show that the adopted parents of a mentally disturbed boy are not responsible for the boy's murderous act; Danni finds herself at odds with her father when she takes the case of a man fighting his ex-wife for $1 million in lottery winnings. The problem: the ex-wife is now dating Danni's father.
16. Are You My Father?60 min
Lynn's case involving a woman suing a televangelist for child support takes a surprising turn; Danni represents a woman who wants custody of her daughter. The problem: the woman was formerly a man.
17. Metamorphosis60 min
Lynn takes desperate measures to help a woman regain custody of her son; Rex battles his ex-wife over support payments; Randi tries to communicate with her estranged daughter.
18. Necessity60 min
Rex defends an elderly woman on charges of drug dealing when she sells medication to the elderly at discount prices; Danni and Randi fight for the freedom of a Children's Services employee who kidnapped a child from his abusive parents; Lynn and Michael try to put aside their differences to take the kids camping.
19. Playing God60 min
Lynn defends a woman, who runs a foundation for children born to crack-addicted mothers, when the woman pays an addict $200 to be sterilized so she wouldn't have any more crack addicted babies; Danni represents a mother who wants to send her son to Bhutan because she believes he is reincarnation of the High Lama; Michael attempts a reconciliation.
20. The Witness60 min
Rex and Randi represent a pair of brothers: one a murder suspect, the other a witness; Danni tries to help a cleaning lady keep the $500,000 mistake in her bank account; Lynn realizes she's not living environmentally correct and tries to make some changes.
21. Second Chance60 min
Lynn takes the case of a cop who broke a restraining order to be with his kids, something she later regrets, Danni pleads the case of a former childhood icon who refuses to give up his cherished puppet which he claims was given to him, Randi gets into a minor car accident and panics when she's accused of DUI.
22. Love and Money60 min
First Danni and then Rex take on the case of a woman suing her husband for half of the $48 million estate that he wants to give to charity; Randi fights for the rights of a mentally challenged couple to keep custody of their daughter; Lynn has problems dealing with the tragedy of her previous case.
23. Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law60 min
Lynn represents a priest who is on trial for an attempted murder he claims was an attempted exorcism, Andres reveals a shocking secret when he's threatened with deportation.
Season summaries3 seasons, 68 episodes
Season 1
1999 · 23 episodes · about 23h
Season 2
2000 · 24 episodes
Season 3
2001 · 21 episodes
Episodes run about 60 min. Last episode: May 27, 2002
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What is it about? Family Law
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.
Genres: drama, comedy, crime. Themes: lawyer, law firm, divorce lawyer.
Cast and crew Family Law
AllCreators
- Created byAnne Kenney
- Created byPaul Haggis
- NetworkCBS
Full cast731 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Kathleen Quinlan · Lynn Holt · 68 ep.
- Christopher McDonald · Rex Weller · 68 ep.
- Dixie Carter · Randi King · 68 ep.
- Tony Danza · Joe Celano · 45 ep.
- Julie Warner · Danni Lipton · 49 ep.
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield · Viveca Foster · 68 ep.
- Cristián de la Fuente · Andres Diaz · 47 ep.
- Meredith Eaton · Emily Resnick · 21 ep.
- Orla Brady · Naoise O'Neill · 45 ep.
- Merrilee McCommas · Patricia Dumar · 68 ep.
- Michelle Horn · Cassie Holt · 68 ep.
- David Dorfman · Rupie Holt · 57 ep.
- Samantha Smith · Cindy · 2 ep.
- Carl Reiner · Al Lipton · 2 ep.
- Earl Boen · Judge Samuel Martin · 2 ep.
- Allan Miller · Judge Marlon Katz · 2 ep.
- Clyde Kusatsu · Judge Paul Hamawaki · 2 ep.
- Dan Lauria · Paul Celano · 2 ep.
- Karen Valentine · Karen Anderson Bell · 1 ep.
- Cara Buono · Carly Hanson · 1 ep.
- Victoria Dillard · Marcia Henderson · 1 ep.
- Kiana Tom · Robin Unger · 1 ep.
- Craig Sheffer · Martin Antenelli · 1 ep.
- Pat Benatar · Anna Raines · 1 ep.
- Megan Follows · Nancy Quinn · 1 ep.
- Dana Delany · Mary Sullivan · 1 ep.
- Vanessa Zima · Marie Cameron · 1 ep.
- John Posey · Ken Bowmer · 1 ep.
- Michael Trucco · Lee Bigelow · 1 ep.
- Michael D. Roberts · Morgan · 1 ep.
- Jeff Doucette · Linden · 1 ep.
- Christopher Cousins · Jesse Gibson · 1 ep.
- Michael Murphy · Ian Lumberg · 1 ep.
- Esai Morales · Santiago · 1 ep.
- David Carradine · Andrew Weller · 3 ep.
- David Ruprecht · Foster Dad · 1 ep.
- Tony Amendola · Martinez · 1 ep.
- Alysia Reiner · Holland · 1 ep.
- Obba Babatundé · Philip Hamilton · 1 ep.
- Peter James Smith · Howie · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Mark Harris · Producer
- David Shore · Producer
- Paul Haggis · Producer
- Marjorie David · Producer
- Thomas L. Moran · Producer
- Fred Gerber · Director
- David Shore · Writer
- Stephen Nathan · Writer
- Thomas L. Moran · Writer
- Paul Haggis · Writer
- Oz Scott · Director
- Paul Haggis · Director
- Ashley Gable · Writer
- David Shore · Director
- Elodie Keene · Director
- Jerry Levine · Director
- Lawrence Kaplow · Writer
- Anne Kenney · Writer
- Max Mayer · Director
- Richard J. Lewis · Director
- Marjorie David · Writer
- Jeremy Kagan · Director
- Michael Schultz · Director
- Adam Nimoy · Director
- Martha Mitchell · Director
- Tricia Brock · Writer
- Jeff F. King · Writer
- Judith Feldman · Writer
- Pam Davis · Writer
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Details Family Law

- First episode
- September 20, 1999
- Last episode
- May 27, 2002
- Status
- ended
- Network
- CBS
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Paul Haggis Productions, CBS Productions, Columbia TriStar Television
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Family Law have?
3 seasons, 68 episodes. The last episode aired May 27, 2002.
Who’s in Family Law?
Kathleen Quinlan, Christopher McDonald, Dixie Carter, Tony Danza, Julie Warner, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Cristián de la Fuente, Meredith Eaton, Orla Brady, and Merrilee McCommas. Created by Anne Kenney and Paul Haggis.
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