L.A. Law

Synopsis

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

First Air Date: 1986-09-15

Last Air Date: 1994-05-19

Number of Seasons: 8

Number of Episodes: 171

Created By: Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

Corbin Bernsen as Arnie Becker
Jill Eikenberry as Ann Kelsey
Alan Rachins as Douglas Brackman
Michael Tucker as Stuart Markowitz
Richard Dysart as Leland McKenzie
Blair Underwood as Jonathan Rollins
Susan Ruttan as Roxanne Melman
Larry Drake as Benny Stulwicz
Susan Dey as Grace Van Owen
Jimmy Smits as Victor Sifuentes

Seasons

Specials (2002) - (3 Episodes)

Season 1 (1986) - (22 Episodes)

Season 2 (1987) - (20 Episodes)

Season 3 (1988) - (19 Episodes)

Season 4 (1989) - (22 Episodes)

Season 5 (1990) - (22 Episodes)

Season 6 (1991) - (22 Episodes)

Season 7 (1992) - (22 Episodes)

Season 8 (1993) - (22 Episodes)

Specials (2002)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: L.A. Law: The Movie (2002-05-12)

In this reunion movie, also known as L.A. Law: Return to Justice, Leland McKenzie has retired and left Douglas Brackman, Jr. as the senior managing partner, while former partner Michael Kuzak, now a successful restaurant owner, goes up against old flame Grace Van Owen when he is called out of retirement to help stop the impeding execution of a former client on death row. Meanwhile, divorce lawyer Arnie Becker deals with his most toughest divorce: his own, where his estranged young wife has hired former McKenzie-Brackman lawyer Abby Perkins as her legal representation; Roxanne deals with her ex-husband, who claims that he's dying and wants to spend some quality time with her; and Ann and Stuart find themselves the victims of a scam artist. New employees to the firm are Brackman's over-achieving son Jason, and ambitious and conniving associate Chloe Carpenter.
Ep. 2: Secrets of the Firm

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 3: 100th Episode Celebration (1991-02-06)

Jane Pauley hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the first five seasons of the critically-acclaimed series with interviews with the cast, crew and legal experts.