Family Law (TV series)

Family Law
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Paul Haggis Anne Kenney
Starring	Kathleen Quinlan Julie Warner Christopher McDonald Dixie Carter Cristián de la Fuente Salli Richardson Merrilee McCommas Michelle Horn David Dorfman Tony Danza Orla Brady Meredith Eaton
Opening theme	"War" by Edwin Starr
Composer(s)	Jeff Beal Bruce Roberts David Tobocman
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	68
Production
Executive producer(s)	Paul Haggis Stephen Nathan David Shore
Producer(s)	Chuck Binder Dana Maksimovich
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Paul Haggis Productions CBS Productions Columbia TriStar Television
Distributor	CBS Paramount Television Columbia TriStar Domestic Television Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 20, 1999 – May 27, 2002

Family Law is an American television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as divorced lawyer Lynn Holt, who attempted to start her own law firm after her husband left both her and their law practice, taking all of their clients with him. The series aired on CBS from 1999 to 2002 and was created by Paul Haggis.^[1][2]

The show also starred Christopher McDonald as opportunistic, ambulance-chasing attorney Rex Weller, Julie Warner as Lynn's friend Danni (and the one member of her former firm's staff who did not defect with Lynn's ex-husband), and Dixie Carter as "pit bull" divorce attorney Randi King. Later cast additions included Tony Danza, Cristián de la Fuente, Salli Richardson and Meredith Eaton as Emily Resnick, an ambitious attorney hoping to make partner.

Edwin Starr's 1970 hit song, "War" was used as the series' opening title theme.

Cast

• Kathleen Quinlan as Lynn Holt
• Julie Warner as Danni Lipton (1999-2001)
• Christopher McDonald as Rex Weller
• Dixie Carter as Randi King
• Cristián de la Fuente as Andres Diaz (1999-2001)
• Salli Richardson as Viveca Foster
• Merrilee McCommas as Patricia Dumar
• Michelle Horn as Cassie Holt (Rosemarie Martin in the pilot)
• David Dorfman as Rupert Holt (Elliott & Jordan Dolling in the pilot; Blake Rossi during 1999)
• Tony Danza as Joe Celano (2000-2002)
• Orla Brady as Naoise O'Neill (2001)
• Meredith Eaton as Emily Resnick (2001-2002)

References

1. Bogdanovich, Peter (February 8, 1999). "Betty White on lousy sitcoms … Paul Haggis is back". New York Observer. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
2. Hontz, Jenny (February 10, 1999). "Haggis inks three-year, first-look deal with Col". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

External links

• Family Law at the Internet Movie Database
• Family Law at TV.com