Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm are three people from completely different walks of life. They are brought together through fate and decide to start a law practice together based out of a rundown shoe store. Together with the help of Jenna, their assistant, they run Harry's Law and Fine Shoes. These folks were brought together by some strange occurrences to serve the people of the neighborhood in which their business resides.
Cast: Kathy Bates, Nathan Corddry, Brittany Snow, Christopher McDonald, Aml Ameen, Johnny Ray Gill, Jordana Spiro
Harry's ex-husband is found dead with no one to claim the body, burdening her with planning the funeral which to her surprise stirs up more emotion than she anticipated.
Harry's ex-husband is found dead with no one to claim the body, burdening her with planning the funeral which to her surprise stirs up more emotion than she anticipated. Meanwhile, with Tommy's help, Harry agrees to represent a man publicly named a person of interest in the murder of his ex-wife. Elsewhere, Oliver tries to rope Cassie into representing a student who is suing the Law School that denied her entrance because they practice affirmative action.
Harry is forced to re-visit an old case when Malcolm returns with distressing news about a gang member who has wrongly been convicted of killing a cop and is sentenced to death. Meanwhile, Adam and Phoebe defend the British owner of a quaint tea shop in a rough part of town who authorities realize stole multiple works of art back in his homeland. With little time to prepare, Adam must improvise a plan to prevent this changed man from being extradited back to Britain.
Harry and Adam agree to help Phoebe in a complicated case where an entire college marching band is being charged with murder after a hazing ritual goes wrong leaving a student dead. Elsewhere, Tommy enlists the help of Cassie and Oliver to represent a man who claims he was sexually assaulted by a woman.
Harry represents a rogue juror who ran away from jury duty in the midst of deliberations on a high-profile murder case. With Tommy's help, Harry must justify the juror's flight which led to a costly mistrial for the State. Elsewhere, Phoebe and Adam defend a reality TV show wife after being sued by her dead husband's family when he commits suicide. Back at the office, Oliver and Cassie strive to balance their newfound relationship with the firm's heavy case-load.
Harry's war with her former boss escalates when she makes a large wager putting her firm on the line. In order to win, the team must strut down the catwalk at an annual Spring Gala. Meanwhile, Oliver enlists the help of Phoebe to defend a high school girl who faces felony drug trafficking charges for dealing the Morning After pill. [+]more
Harry enlists Tommy's help defending the firm when a former client returns claiming that Harry took advantage of his mental state and hires Phoebe Blake to help him seek millions in damages. Meanwhile, Cassie and Oliver, with Harry's help, represent a former-client who stands accused of murdering her mentally-abusive ex-husband - a crime she did not commit. All the while, drama in the office continues to unfold as Lisa's sexually-charged antics begin to make Chunhua quite uncomfortable.
After a police investigation, Harry's next door neighbor is accused of being a sex offender. While the investigation does not yield charges, it becomes grounds for her to lose her job as a teacher and she seeks out Harry's help. Meanwhile, Oliver faces off against opposing counsel, Phoebe Blake, after a couple comes to him to represent their rebellious son who dropped out of school to take a well-paying, full-time job. Back at the office, Adam must play mediator when the women who work downstairs in the shoe store revolt against Chunhua's seemingly tyrannical leadership.
Harry, Cassie and Adam represent a quick-witted 21-year-old dying of kidney failure who illegally purchased a kidney from a willing donor/seller. Meanwhile, Tommy and Oliver defend identical twins who are both arrested when the man they are both married to and live with is murdered. Roseanna Remmick is convinced that one of the twins must be responsible, leaving Tommy and Oliver to walk the line between truth and justice in hopes of keeping the them out of jail.
Harry defends a mother accused of killing her own child. Meanwhile, Tommy and Adam handle a case with a veteran wanting to get a Purple Heart.
Harry and Adam represent parents whose son died from a concussion during a high-school football game; and Tommy represents a single mother who robbed a bank to pay her bills.
Harry intercedes in a case being handled by Ollie and Cassie that gets too emotional. Meanwhile, Tommy represents the owner of two overlapping businesses, and Chunhua returns to ask for Adam's legal aid.
While Harry is on vacation, her trip takes a frustrating turn when the small town of Langford, Ohio impounds her Mercedes Benz for violating their "Buy American" law...
Harry and Adam defend former prosecutor Josh Peyton, accused of aiding and abetting a kidnapper, against D.A. Roseanna Remmick, who is still bitter about the way Harry humiliated her in the Eric Sanders trial. Meanwhile, Tommy asks Cassie for help in an ethically questionable divorce proceeding.
Harry defends a teacher who was fired for failing a student because of their conflicting ideas of evolution, while Ollie helps out an old girlfriend.
Harry and Ollie defend a teenager who is being charged with negligent homicide after forcing a lesbian classmate to reveal her sexual orientation, which led her to commit suicide. Meanwhile, Jenna receives a tempting job offer.
Adam preps Eric's daughter for her pivotal testimony as Harry worries about Cassie's impending cross-examination of a key state's witness...
The district attorney in theEric Sanders case starts using unethical tactics in order to delay Harry. Meanwhile, Tommy deals with the media circus surrounding the case, and Oliver and Cassie do investigative work
Harry's law firm has moved out of the ghetto and into a new, spacious loft, which she shares with Tommy Jefferson. She is asked, by an attorney from her previous law firm, to defend a man accused of killing his wife.