When name partner Edwin Poole shows up to a staff meeting without pants, visiting attorney Brad Chase is asked to stay on at the Boston branch of Crane, Poole & Schmidt to keep Denny Crane in check.



Lori's case involving one of the firm's most important clients turns ugly when it turns out the man his wife is sleeping with is Denny.



Alan takes on the case of a young black child who was turned away from playing the part of Annie, allegedly due to the color of her skin.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 1 of Boston Legal resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Boston Legal Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Head Cases
• s01e02 - Still Crazy After All These Years
• s01e03 - Catch and Release
• s01e04 - Change of Course
• s01e05 - An Eye for an Eye
• s01e06 - Truth Be Told
• s01e07 - Questionable Characters
• s01e08 - Loose Lips
• s01e09 - A Greater Good
• s01e10 - Hired Guns
• s01e11 - Schmidt Happens
• s01e12 - From Whence We Came
• s01e13 - It Girls and Beyond
• s01e14 - Til We Meat Again
• s01e15 - Tortured Souls
• s01e16 - Let Sales Ring
• s01e17 - Death Be Not Proud

Boston Legal Show Summary

Boston Legal tells the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Fast-paced and darkly comedic, the series confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law.

Alan Shore and Denny Crane are the unlikely kindred spirits among the brigade of high-priced litigators at Crane, Poole and Schmidt. In addition, one of the founding law partners, Shirley Schmidt, has been coaxed back to the Boston law firm to help bring order to the chaotic office. She keeps a vigilant eye on all, particularly Denny Crane - with whom she has a checkered history.

The firm's other attorneys include Brad Chase, an ex-Marine, who often finds himself in a test of wills with Alan Shore; and Paul Lewiston, the "lawyer's lawyer" who continually tries to save Crane from himself. Then there's Denise Bauer, a tough, smart senior associate who is on track to making partner and who won't let anything (including a messy divorce) stand in her way.