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The series is noted for its well-written episodes (they manage to avoid most of the legal jargon seen in other court shows), and strong acting (with plenty of guest stars every episode).
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* [[Amoral Attorney]]: Cleaver Greene - being an extremely proficient lawyer, Cleaver will twist the rules, consult outside sources and even SLEEP with his clients if he thinks it'll help.
** played with while he does some pretty amoral things he's shown to have genuine moral compass that prevents him from defending people who don't deserve his help like [[Well
* [[Becoming the Mask]] / [[Secret Identity Identity]]: Missy goes through a variation of this.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Cleaver Greene sometimes he deserves some of the things that happen and sometimes he doesn't.
* [[But You Screw One Goat!|But You Screw One Dog]]: In a case [[Ripped
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Joe Sandilands after it is revealed that he used to visit a brothel.
* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: Melissa "Missy" Partridge used to be one of these and much of her plot is about covering this fact up
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: In the second episode, one scene shows David and Melissa having a humorous discussion about Melissa's fictitious relative Angus. The next scene has David getting shot twice in an attempted murder.
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Cleaver Greene
* [[Teacher
* [[Triang Relations]]: Cleaver<- Missy ->David "Harry" Potter
** It's sort of resolved in the Season 1 finale.
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