The Practice

This article is about the television series that aired in the late 1990s and early 2000s. For the 1976 American sitcom, see The Practice (1976 TV series). For the 1985 British medical drama, see The Practice (1985 TV series). For other uses, see The Practice (disambiguation).

The Practice is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Drama Series, and spawned the spin-off series Boston Legal, which ran for five more seasons (from 2004 to 2008).

The Practice
Genre	Legal drama Comedy drama
Created by	David E. Kelley
Starring	Dylan McDermott LisaGay Hamilton Steve Harris Camryn Manheim Kelli Williams Michael Badalucco Lara Flynn Boyle Marla Sokoloff Jason Kravits Ron Livingston Jessica Capshaw Chyler Leigh Rhona Mitra James Spader
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	168 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David E. Kelley Bill D'Elia
Running time	44 minutes
Production companies	20th Century Fox Television David E. Kelley Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 4, 1997 (1997-03-04) – May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16)
Related
Ally McBeal Boston Legal Boston Public Gideon's Crossing

Conflict between legal ethics and personal morality was a recurring theme with light comedy being occasionally present. Kelley claimed that the show was intended to be something of a rebuttal to L.A. Law and its romanticized treatment of the American legal system and legal proceedings.^[1]

Overview

In season 1, Robert Donnell and Associates features Bobby Donnell as the sole senior partner in a firm that he started a decade prior with his receptionist Rebecca Washington. Ellenor Frutt, Eugene Young and Lindsay Dole are his associates. Jimmy Berluti is hired as an associate after losing his job in finance in an attempt to help Donnell and Associates with a loan.

In season 2, Eugene, Lindsay and Ellenor become partners after Lindsay insists on equity. Robert Donnell and Associates becomes Donnell, Young, Dole and Frutt. Helen Gamble, an assistant district attorney, becomes regularly entangled in the cases and personal lives of the employees of the firm. She is a personal friend of Lindsay and viewers learn several episodes into the season that Bobby and Lindsay have had an on-again/off-again secret affair. Her romantic relationship with Bobby ends after a high-profile murder case pits them against one another.

In season 3, Rebecca Washington, who had been attending law school in secret, becomes an associate after passing the bar exam. Lucy Hatcher is then hired as the new receptionist.

In season 4, Assistant District Attorney Richard Bay, like Helen, becomes a frequent ally and opponent of Donnell, Young, Dole and Frutt.

In season 5, Lucy becomes a rape crisis counselor in addition to her job as the firm's receptionist. Richard Bay is later assassinated after refusing to throw a murder trial.

In season 6, Assistant District Attorney Alan Lowe becomes an antagonist of the firm for a short period of time.

In season 7, Lindsay leaves Donnell, Young, Dole and Frutt to start a new law firm with Claire Wyatt. To fill the void left by Lindsay, Jamie Stringer is hired as an associate. Bobby later leaves the firm.

In season 8, Donnell, Young, Dole and Frutt has been renamed to Young, Frutt and Berluti. Eugene has taken Bobby's place as a senior partner. Lucy has left the firm to become a full-time rape crisis counselor. Rebecca has also left the firm for unknown reasons. Helen is no longer present at the firm's cases. Tara Wilson is hired as a paralegal, and Alan Shore becomes an associate. After firing Alan and Tara – as well as being sued by the former – Young, Frutt and Berluti dissolve. Eugene then becomes a judge. Ellenor focuses her attention on motherhood. Jimmy and Jamie begin a new firm. Alan and Tara are hired by another firm, Crane, Poole and Schmidt and their story is continued in Boston Legal.

Main cast

Cast and characters of The Practice

Name	Portrayed by	Occupation	Season
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Bobby Donnell	Dylan McDermott	Lawyer	Main							Guest
Rebecca Washington	LisaGay Hamilton	Lawyer/Receptionist	Main
Eugene Young	Steve Harris	Lawyer/Judge	Main
Ellenor Frutt	Camryn Manheim	Lawyer	Main
Lindsay Dole	Kelli Williams		Main
Jimmy Berluti	Michael Badalucco		Main
Helen Gamble	Lara Flynn Boyle	Assistant District Attorney		Main
Lucy Hatcher	Marla Sokoloff	Receptionist			Main					Recurring
Richard Bay	Jason Kravits	Assistant District Attorney				Recurring	Main
Alan Lowe	Ron Livingston	Assistant District Attorney						Main
Jamie Stringer	Jessica Capshaw	Lawyer							Main
Claire Wyatt	Chyler Leigh								Main
Tara Wilson	Rhona Mitra									Main
Alan Shore	James Spader									Main

• Dylan McDermott as Bobby Donnell (seasons 1–7; guest season 8), the senior partner of the firm who struggles with his conscience and the idea of being a lawyer.
• LisaGay Hamilton as Rebecca Washington (seasons 1–7), the firm's first receptionist and paralegal. She later passed the bar exam and became an associate.
• Steve Harris as Eugene Young, the second highest-ranking partner at the firm and later senior partner who is more strongly devoted to the letter of the law and legal ethics than his colleagues. Later he even becomes a judge.
• Camryn Manheim as Ellenor Frutt, an associate and later senior partner at the firm who brought in various nefarious clients. A recurring gag on the show was that the men she dated often turned out to be murderers.
• Kelli Williams as Lindsay Dole (seasons 1–7), an associate at the firm and, later, wife of Bobby Donnell.
• Michael Badalucco as Jimmy Berluti, an associate and later partner at the firm from a working-class background. Jimmy often struggles with his conscience, loneliness, feelings of inadequacy, and a gambling addiction.
• Lara Flynn Boyle as Helen Gamble (seasons 2–7), an Assistant District Attorney and friend of the firm partners who was relentless in her attempts to prosecute those who do wrong.
• Marla Sokoloff as Lucy Hatcher (seasons 3–7; recurring season 8), the firm's wise-cracking, nosy receptionist who was hired after Rebecca became an attorney. She later became a part-time counselor for rape victims in addition to her job as a receptionist.
• Jason Kravits as Richard Bay (season 5; recurring season 4), a diminutive, hard-nosed Assistant District Attorney who believed in the guilt of all those he prosecuted.
• Ron Livingston as Alan Lowe (season 6), an Assistant District Attorney who replaced Richard Bay.
• Jessica Capshaw as Jamie Stringer (seasons 7–8), a high-strung, promiscuous Harvard Law School graduate and associate at the firm.
• Chyler Leigh as Claire Wyatt (season 7), Lindsay's associate at her new practice.
• Rhona Mitra as Tara Wilson (season 8), a paralegal and law student. She would later appear in Boston Legal as an attorney.
• James Spader as Alan Shore (season 8), an amoral associate and an old friend of Ellenor. He would later appear in Boston Legal.

Recurring cast

• Ray Abruzzo as Detective Mike McGuire (45 episodes)
• Holland Taylor as Judge Roberta Kittleson (29 episodes)
• Linda Hunt as Judge Zoey Hiller (23 episodes)
• Bill Smitrovich as A.D.A. Kenneth Walsh (22 episodes)
• Richard McGonagle as Judge Patrick Wilcox (16 episodes)
• James Pickens, Jr. as Detective Mike McKrew (15 episodes)
• Frank Birney as Judge Warren West (14 episodes)
• Herb Mitchell as Judge Rodney White (12 episodes)
• Michael Monks as George Vogelman (11 episodes)
• Edward Herrmann as Anderson Pearson (10 episodes)
• Anna Gunn as A.D.A. Jean Ward (10 episodes)
• Kate Burton as A.D.A. Susan Alexander (9 episodes)
• Bruce Davison as Scott Wallace (9 episodes)
• Paul Dooley as Judge Philip Swackheim (8 episodes)
• Lynn Hamilton as Judge Fulton (7 episodes)
• Billee Thomas as Kendall Young (7 episodes)
• Susan Blommaert as Judge Rudy Fox (7 episodes)
• Steven Gilborn as A.D.A. Gavin Bullock (6 episodes)
• Vince Colosimo as Matthew Billings (6 episodes)
• Norman Lloyd as D.A. Asher Silverman (4 episodes)

Notable guest stars

Further information: List of The Practice awards and nominations

The series holds the Emmy Awards record for most wins in the Guest Actor and Actress categories for a single series, as well as most nominations in those categories. Emmys went to John Larroquette, Edward Herrmann, James Whitmore, Beah Richards, Michael Emerson, Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Sharon Stone and William Shatner. In addition, Tony Danza, Paul Dooley, Henry Winkler, Marlee Matlin, René Auberjonois and Betty White were nominated but did not win. Larroquette, who won for his guest appearance during the second season, was nominated again for an episode from the sixth season, but did not win. The series won the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for five consecutive years (from 1998 to 2002).

• Tony Amendola as Dr. Bernard Gorman
• Gabrielle Anwar as Katie Defoe
• Rosanna Arquette as Brenda Miller
• Ed Asner as Judge Matlin Pratt / Judge Marcus Winnaker
• René Auberjonois as Judge Mantz
• Dylan Baker as Keith Ellison
• Kathy Baker as Evelyn Mayfield
• Lake Bell as Sally Heep
• Gil Bellows as Billy Thomas
• Tempestt Bledsoe as Roberta Baylor
• Andre Braugher as Ben Gideon
• Christian Clemenson as Barry Wall
• Jon Cryer as Terry Pender
• Tony Danza as Tommy Silva
• Viola Davis as Aisha Crenshaw
• Bruce Davison as Scott Wallace
• John De Lancie as Walter Bannish
• Rebecca De Mornay as Hannah Rose
• Patrick Dempsey as Paul Stewart
• Kevin Dunn as Bill Munce (Superman)
• Charles Durning as Stephen Donnell
• Charles S. Dutton as Leonard Marshall
• Aunjanue Ellis as Sharon Young
• Michael Emerson as William Hinks
• Giancarlo Esposito as Ray McMurphy
• Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal
• Billy Gardell as Manny Quinn
• Gina Gershon as Glenn Hall
• Anthony Heald as Wallace Cooper/Scott Guber
• Doug Hutchison as Jackie Cahill
• John Larroquette as Joey Heric
• Andie MacDowell as Grace Chapman
• Virginia Madsen as Marsha Ellison
• Marlee Matlin as Sally Berg
• Chi McBride as Steven Harper
• Thomas McCarthy as Kevin Riley
• Paul McCrane as Martin Parks
• Gates McFadden as Judge Emily Harrison
• John C. McGinley as Leonard Good
• Leslie Moonves as Himself
• Chris O'Donnell as Brad Stanfield
• Vincent Pastore as Lenny Pescatore
• Robert Picardo as Dr. Edmunds
• Teri Polo as Sarah Barker
• CCH Pounder as Helene Washington
• Victoria Principal as Courtney Hansen (The Black Widow)
• Kim Raver as Victoria Keenan
• Christopher Reeve as Kevin Beally
• Beah Richards as Gertrude Turner
• Ernie Sabella as Harland Bassett
• William Shatner as Denny Crane
• Sharon Stone as Sheila Carlisle
• Rider Strong as Gary Armbrust
• Ralph Waite as Walter Josephson
• Donnie Wahlberg as Patrick Rooney
• Betty White as Catherine Piper
• James Whitmore as Raymond Oz
• Henry Winkler as Henry Olson
• Alfre Woodard as Denise Freeman
• D. B. Woodside as Aaron Wilton

Budget reduction and major revamp

By the end of the seventh season, faced with sagging ratings, ABC conditioned the show's renewal on a drastic budget reduction. As a result, Dylan McDermott, Kelli Williams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Chyler Leigh, Marla Sokoloff, and LisaGay Hamilton were fired as regulars. McDermott and Sokoloff reappeared as special guest stars and a recurring character respectively in the eighth season. The addition of James Spader and Rhona Mitra to the cast somewhat revived the ratings as Spader went on to win an Emmy for his appearance. However, ABC announced that The Practice would not return for a ninth season on March 11, 2004. Instead, Kelley would create a new spin-off series called Boston Legal which starred Spader, Mitra, Lake Bell, William Shatner^[2] and Candice Bergen.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Practice episodes

The Practice had 8 seasons and a total of 168 episodes.

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	6		March 4, 1997 (1997-03-04)	April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08)
2	28		September 20, 1997 (1997-09-20)	May 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)
3	23		September 27, 1998 (1998-09-27)	May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)
4	22		September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)	May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)
5	22		October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08)	May 13, 2001 (2001-05-13)
6	23		September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23)	May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)
7	22		September 29, 2002 (2002-09-29)	May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05)
8	22		September 28, 2003 (2003-09-28)	May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16)

Crossovers

See also: Ally McBeal § Crossovers with The Practice, Boston Public § Crossover with The Practice, and Gideon's Crossing § Crossover with The Practice

• "Axe Murderer" (S02E26) – The lawyers of Robert Donnell and Associates work with the lawyers of Cage & Fish on a case in which a woman is accused of killing a wealthy client who may have been Lizzie Borden in a past life. The case had begun on Ally McBeal: "The Inmates" (S01E20).
• "The Day After" (S05E14) – Ellenor Frutt and Jimmy Berlutti are hired to represent Coach Riley, who's been fired from Winslow High for withholding information about Milton Buttle's affair. The hearing happens on Boston Public: "Chapter Thirteen" (S01E13).
• "Gideon's Crossover" (S05E16) – When Ellenor Frutt has trouble with her pregnancy, Dr. Ben Gideon helps out in Gideon's Crossing: "Flashpoint" (S01E17).

Additionally, Bobby Donnell (Dylan McDermott) appears in the Ally McBeal season 1 finale "These Are the Days", while Lara Flynn Boyle and Michael Badalucco each make cameos in "Making Spirits Bright" and "I Know Him by Heart".

Lara Flynn Boyle had an uncredited guest appearance as a rebuttal witness, opposite of guest star Heather Locklear's character in the season 5 episode "Tom Dooley".

Home media

The Practice, Volume 1, was released as a four-disc DVD set in North America on June 12, 2007. The set includes all six episodes of season 1 and the first seven episodes of season 2. It also includes a featurette, "Setting Up The Practice".^[3] The set was also released in Region 4 on June 6, 2007^[4] and in Region 2 on June 29, 2008.^[5]

On January 3, 2014, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the series in Region 1 and would release the final season on DVD on April 15, 2014.^[6]

In 2012, Medium Rare Entertainment acquired the rights to the series in Region 2 and released the first and second seasons on DVD in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2012.^[7]

In 2014, StudioCanal released the first and second seasons over three volumes in Germany with German and English audio. The third, fourth, and eighth seasons have also been released in 2016 with plans to release the fifth and sixth at a later date.

Volume 1 was released in Italy and Greece on July 1, 2007.

In March 2019, all seasons and episodes of The Practice were released on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video. By 2021, seasons 1–8 became available on the streaming service Hulu.

DVD Name	Ep#	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
The Practice: Volume 1	13	June 12, 2007	June 29, 2008	June 6, 2007
The Practice: The Complete First and Second Seasons	34	—	February 27, 2012[7]	—
The Practice: The Complete Third Season	23	—	January 21, 2016 (Germany)	—
The Practice: The Complete Fourth Season	22	—	January 21, 2016 (Germany)	—
The Practice: The Final Season	22	April 15, 2014	April 7, 2016 (Germany)	—

U.S. television viewership

Viewer numbers per season of The Practice on ABC.

Note: Each US network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. The first two seasons include the household rating. Seasons 4 and 5 reached the top 10 rankings.

Season	Timeslot (Eastern & Pacific Time)	Season Premiere	Season Finale	TV Season	Viewers (in millions)	Viewer Rank
1	Tuesday 10:00PM	March 4, 1997	April 8, 1997	1996–1997	9.1[8]	45[8]
2	Saturday 10:00PM (September 20, 1997, to January 3, 1998) Monday 10:00PM (from January 5, 1998)	September 20, 1997	May 11, 1998	1997–1998	10.0[9]	82[9]
3	Sunday 10:00PM	September 27, 1998	May 9, 1999	1998–1999	12.7[10]	34[10]
4		September 26, 1999	May 21, 2000	1999–2000	19.3[11]	9[11]
5		October 8, 2000	May 13, 2001	2000–2001	18.3[12]	9[12]
6		September 23, 2001	May 19, 2002	2001–2002	12.9[13]	26[13]
7	Sunday 10:00PM (September 29, 2002, to December 15, 2002) Monday 9:00PM (from January 27, 2003)	September 29, 2002	May 5, 2003	2002–2003	9.8[14]	55[14]
8	Sunday 10:00PM	September 28, 2003	May 16, 2004	2003–2004	9.1[15]	63[15]

The exposure from its January 30, 2000, post-Super Bowl episode (attracting 23.8 million viewers) plus their weekly lead-in from early 2000 to mid-2001, the then mega-hit Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, helped the series reach its ratings peak.

• Series High: 15.4 rating/23.8 million viewers
  • lead in: Super Bowl: Post Game — 25.6 rating
• Series Low: 4.9 rating/7.3 million
• Series Debut: 11.3 rating/16.1 million viewers
• Series Finale: 7.5 rating/10.9 million viewers

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2001	American Society of Cinematographers Award	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series	Dennis Smith (For episode "The Deal")	Nominated
	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Top TV Series	Marco Beltrami and Jon Hassell	Won
2002				Won
2003				Won
2000	BMI Film & TV Awards	BMI TV Music Award	Peter Scaturro	Won
2001			Tom Hiel and Peter Scaturro	Won
2002				Won
2001	Casting Society of America's Artios Award	Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic	Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell	Nominated
1998	Edgar Allan Poe Award	Best Episode in a TV Series	Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan and David E. Kelley (For episode "First Degree")	Nominated
2002			Jonathan Shapiro, Lukas Reiter, Peter Blake and David E. Kelley (For episode "Killing Time")	Nominated
2004			Peter Blake and David E. Kelley (For episode "Goodbye")	Won
1999	Genesis Award	Television - Dramatic Series	"The Food Chain"	Won
2003			"Small Sacrifices"	Won
1998	GLAAD Media Award	Outstanding TV - Individual Episode	"Civil Rights"	Nominated
1999	Golden Globe Award	Best Television Series – Drama		Won
		Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Dylan McDermott	Won
		Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Camryn Manheim	Won
2000		Best Television Series – Drama		Nominated
		Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
2001		Best Television Series – Drama		Nominated
		Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
2002	Humanitas Prize	60 Minute Category	Lukas Reiter and David E. Kelley (For episode "Honor Code")	Won
2003			David E. Kelley (For episode "Final Judgment")	Won
1998	Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award	Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Dialogue & ADR		Nominated
2000			T.W. Davis, Donna Beltz, Ken Gladden, H. Jay Levine and Debby Ruby-Winsberg	Nominated
1999	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Steve Harris	Nominated
2000		Outstanding Drama Series		Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Steve Harris	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	LisaGay Hamilton	Nominated
2001		Outstanding Drama Series		Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Steve Harris	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Beah Richards	Nominated
2002		Outstanding Drama Series		Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Steve Harris	Nominated
2004				Won
2005				Nominated
1999	Peabody Award		ABC and David E. Kelley Productions	Won[16]
	PGA Award	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television	David E. Kelley, Robert Breech, Jeffrey Kramer, Christina Musrey, Gary M. Strangis and Pamela J. Wisne	Won
2001		Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama		Nominated
1998	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Drama Series	David E. Kelley, Jeffrey Kramer, Robert Breech, Ed Redlich, Gary M. Strangis, Alice West, Jonathan Pontell, Christina Musrey and Pamela J. Wisne	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Camryn Manheim	Won
		Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	David E. Kelley (For episode "Betrayal")	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	John Larroquette	Won
1999		Outstanding Drama Series	David E. Kelley, Jeffrey Kramer, Robert Breech, Gary M. Strangis, Christina Musrey and Pamela J. Wisne	Won
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Michael Badalucco	Won
			Steve Harris	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Lara Flynn Boyle	Nominated
			Camryn Manheim	Nominated
			Holland Taylor	Won
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Tony Danza	Nominated
			Edward Herrmann	Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Series	Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell	Nominated
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Series	Dennis Smith (For episode "Happily Ever After")	Nominated
		Outstanding Costuming for a Series	Shelly Levine and Loree Parral (For episode "Of Human Bondage")	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series	Clark King, Harry Andronis, David John West and Kurt Kassulke (For episode "Happily Ever After")	Nominated
2000		Outstanding Drama Series	David E. Kelley, Jeffrey Kramer, Robert Breech, Gary M. Strangis, Christina Musrey and Pamela J. Wisne	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Michael Badalucco	Nominated
			Steve Harris	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Holland Taylor	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Paul Dooley	Nominated
			James Whitmore	Won
			Henry Winkler	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Marlee Matlin	Nominated
			Beah Richards	Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series	Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell	Nominated
2001		Outstanding Drama Series	David E. Kelley, Robert Breech, Christina Musrey, Gary M. Strangis, Pamela J. Wisne, Joseph Berger-Davis and Todd Ellis Kessler	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	René Auberjonois	Nominated
			Michael Emerson	Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series	Janet Gilmore and Megan McConnell	Nominated
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series	Dennis Smith (For episode "The Deal")	Nominated
		Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series	Susanne Malles (For episode "The Day After")	Nominated
		Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series	Clark King, David John West, Eric Clopein and David Dondorf (For episode "The Day After")	Nominated
2002		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Charles S. Dutton	Won
			John Larroquette	Nominated
2003		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Alfre Woodard	Won
2004		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	James Spader	Won
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	William Shatner	Won
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Sharon Stone	Won
			Betty White	Nominated
2004	Prism Award	Performance in a Drama Series Episode	Steve Harris	Nominated
1999	Satellite Award	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
2000		Best Television Series – Drama		Nominated
		Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
		Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Camryn Manheim	Won
			Kelli Williams	Nominated
2001		Best Television Series – Drama		Nominated
1999	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated
2000				Nominated
2001				Nominated
1998	Television Critics Association Award	Outstanding Achievement in Drama		Nominated
1999		Program of the Year		Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Drama		Nominated
		Individual Achievement in Drama	David E. Kelley	Won
			Camryn Manheim	Nominated
			Dylan McDermott	Nominated
2000		Outstanding Achievement in Drama		Nominated
	TV Guide Award	Favorite Drama Series		Nominated
1998	Viewers for Quality Television Award	Best Quality Drama Series		Won
		Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series	Michael Badalucco	Nominated
			Steve Harris	Won
		Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series	Camryn Manheim	Nominated
			Kelli Williams	Nominated
		Best Recurring Player	Linda Hunt	Nominated
			John Larroquette	Won
1999		Best Quality Drama Series		Won
		Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series	Michael Badalucco	Nominated
			Steve Harris	Won
		Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series	Camryn Manheim	Won
			Kelli Williams	Nominated
2000		Best Quality Drama Series		Nominated
		Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series	Dylan McDermott	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series	Michael Badalucco	Nominated
			Steve Harris	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series	Camryn Manheim	Nominated
1999	Writers Guild of America Award	Episodic Drama	David E. Kelley (For episode "Betrayal")	Nominated
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor	Billie Thomas	Nominated
2002		Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor	Marc John Jefferies	Nominated
		Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress	Jamie Lauren	Nominated
2003		Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress		Nominated

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External links

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